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An Act to make further provision with respect to the disposal of, and the rights of secure tenants of, dwelling-houses held by local authorities and other bodies in England and Wales; to amend the law of England and Wales relating to the supervision of building work, the building regulations, sanitation and buildings and building control; and for connected purposes.
[26th June 1984]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
F1Ss. 1–38, Schs. 1–7, Sch. 11 paras. 1–3, 6–34 repealed by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71, SIF 61), s. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. I
F1Ss. 39–59, 60(2)(b), 61, 66(2), Schs. 8–10, Sch. 11 paras. 4, 5, 35 repealed by Building Act 1984 (c. 55, SIF 15), s. 133(2), Sch. 7
F1Ss. 39–59, 60(2)(b), 61, 66(2), Schs. 8–10, Sch. 11 paras. 4, 5, 35 repealed by Building Act 1984 (c. 55, SIF 15), s. 133(2), Sch. 7
(1)Part XII of the 1936 Act (enforcement and other general provisions) shall have effect as if so much of Part II of the 1961 Act (sanitation and buildings) as does not relate to building regulations were contained in Part II of the 1936 Act.
(2)In the following provisions, namely—
(a)so much of Part II of the 1936 Act (sanitation and buildings) as does not relate to building regulations;
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(c)so much of Part II of the 1961 Act as does not relate to building regulations,
expressions which are defined by subsection (1) of section 82 of the 1974 Act shall have the meanings given by that subsection.
F1Ss. 39–59, 60(2)(b), 61, 66(2), Schs. 8–10, Sch. 11 paras. 4, 5, 35 repealed by Building Act 1984 (c. 55, SIF 15), s. 133(2), Sch. 7
F1Ss. 39–59, 60(2)(b), 61, 66(2), Schs. 8–10, Sch. 11 paras. 4, 5, 35 repealed by Building Act 1984 (c. 55, SIF 15), s. 133(2), Sch. 7
(1)In this Part of this Act—
“the 1936 Act” means the M1Public Health Act 1936;
“the 1961 Act” means the M2Public Health Act 1961;
“the 1974 Act” means the M3Health and Safety at Work etc, Act 1974;
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(2)Any reference in this Part of this Act to the carrying out of work includes a reference to the making of a material change of use, as defined by and for the purposes of building regulations.
Housing and Building Control Act 1984