Statutory Instruments
1997 No. 2846 (C. 108)
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1997
Made
1st December 1997
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 150(3) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (Commencement No.3) Order 1997.
Commencement
2. The following provisions of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 shall come into force on 16th December 1997—
sections 131 to 135 in so far as they are not already in force,
sections 136 to 138, and
sections 139 and 140 in so far as they are not already in force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
1st December 1997
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force sections 131 to 140 (relocation grants) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, other than the provisions conferring powers to make subordinate legislation and to give guidance which have already been commenced.
Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by a commencement order made before the date of this Order.
Provision
Date of Commencement
S. I. No.
section 1
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 2 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 2 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 3 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 3 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
sections 4 to 6
section 7 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 7 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
sections 8 to 11
section 12 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 12 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
sections 13 to 16
section 17 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 17 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 18
section 19 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 19 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
sections 20 to 24
section 25 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 25 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 26
section 27 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 27 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
sections 28 and 29
section 30 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 30 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
sections 31 and 32
section 33 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 33 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
sections 34 to 43
sections 44 to 47 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
sections 44 to 47 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
sections 48 to 50
section 51 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 51 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 52 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 52 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 53 to 60
section 61 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 61 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 62
section 63 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 63 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 64 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 64 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
sections 65 and 66
section 67 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 67 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 68 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 68 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
sections 69 to 75
section 76 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 76 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
sections 77 and 78
section 79
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 80
17th December 1996
1996/2842
sections 81 to 84
section 85 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 85 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 86
section 87 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 87 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 88
section 89
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 90
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 91
section 92 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 92 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 93
section 94
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 95
17th December 1996
1996/2842
sections 96 to 100
section 101 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 101 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 102 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 102 (in so far as not already in force)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 103
sections 104 to 106 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 108 (partially)
section 114 (partially)
sections 118 to 124
1st April 1997
1996/2842
section 125 (in so far as it relates to paragraph 21(1) to (3) of Part III of Schedule 2)
1st October 1996
1996/2352
section 125 (in so far as not already in force)
1st April 1997
1996/2842
sections 131 to 135 (partially)
11th September 1996
1996/2352
section 139 (partially)
section 140 (partially)
section 147 (in so far as it relates to Part I of Schedule 3)
17th December 1996
1996/2842
section 147 (in so far as it relates to Part II of Schedule 3)
1st April 1997
(1)
1996 c. 53.
