Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 2658 (C. 76)

The Housing Act 1996 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996

---

© Crown Copyright 1996

Statutory Instruments printed from this website are printed under the superintendence and authority of the Controller of HMSO being the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament.

The legislation contained on this web site is subject to Crown Copyright protection. It may be reproduced free of charge provided that it is reproduced accurately and that the source and copyright status of the material is made evident to users.

It should be noted that the right to reproduce the text of Statutory Instruments does not extend to the Queen's Printer imprints which should be removed from any copies of the Statutory Instrument which are issued or made available to the public. This includes reproduction of the Statutory Instrument on the Internet and on intranet sites. The Royal Arms may be reproduced only where they are an integral part of the original document.

The text of this Internet version of the Statutory Instrument which is published by the Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament has been prepared to reflect the text as it was Made. A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Housing Act 1996 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996, ISBN 0110631714. The print version may be purchased by clicking here. Braille copies of this Statutory Instrument can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0870 600 5522 or e-mail:customer.services@tso.co.uk.

Further information about the publication of legislation on this website can be found by referring to the Frequently Asked Questions.

To ensure fast access over slow connections, large documents have been segmented into "chunks". Where you see a "continue" button at the bottom of the page of text, this indicates that there is another chunk of text available.

1996 No. 2658 (C. 76)

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Housing Act 1996 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 232(3) of the Housing 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 Act 1996 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996.

Commencement
    2.    Section 167 of the Housing Act 1996 shall come into force on 23rd October 1996 for the purposes of requiring a local housing authority to consult on an allocation scheme prior to its adoption and enabling them to adopt the scheme.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.

David Curry

Minister of State,
Department of the Environment

15th October 1996

This Order brings into force on 23rd October 1996 section 167 of the Housing Act 1996 for the purposes of requiring a local housing authority to consult on an allocation scheme prior to its adoption and enabling them to adopt the scheme.

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.
s. 1	1st October 1996	1996/2402
s. 2(7) and (8)	1st August 1996	1996/2048
s. 2 (in so far as not already in force)	1st October 1996	1996/2402
s. 3(2) (partially)	1st August 1996	1996/2048
s. 3 (in so far as not already in force)	1st October 1996	1996/2402
s. 4
s. 5	1st August 1996	1996/2048
s. 6	1st October 1996	1996/2402
s. 7 (partially)	1st August 1996	1996/2048
s. 7 (in so far as not already in force)	1st October 1996	1996/2402
s. 8
s. 9(3)	1st August 1996	1996/2048
s. 9 (in so far as not already in force)	1st October 1996	1996/2402
ss. 10 to 15
s. 17	1st August 1996	1996/2048
s. 18(2) and (7) (partially)	1st October 1996	1996/2402
s. 20(3) (partially)
s. 21(3) (partially)
ss. 22 and 23
s. 24 (partially)	1st August 1996	1996/2048
s. 25 (partially)	1st October 1996	1996/2402
s. 27 (partially)
s. 28(3) (partially)
s. 28(4)	1st August 1996	1996/2048
s. 29 (partially)
ss. 30 to 34	1st October 1996	1996/2402
s. 36(1) to (6)	1st August 1996	1996/2048
s. 36(7)	1st October 1996	1996/2402
ss. 37 to 50
s. 51 (partially)	1st August 1996	1996/2048
ss. 52 to 54
s. 55(1) (partially)
s. 55(1) (partially)	1st October 1996	1996/2402
s. 55(2) and (3)	1st August 1996	1996/2048
ss. 56 to 64
ss. 65 and 66 (partially)	1st October 1996	1996/2402
s. 72 (partially)
s. 75 (partially)
ss. 76 and 77
s. 80(3)
s. 83(3) (partially)	23rd August 1996	1996/2212
s. 84	1st October 1996
s. 86(4) and (5) (partially)	23rd August 1996
ss. 88 to 91	1st October 1996
s. 92 (partially)	23rd August 1996
s. 92 (in so far as not already in force)	1st October 1996
s. 93
s. 96 (partially)	23rd August 1996
s. 105	1st October 1996
s. 106 (partially)	23rd August 1996
ss. 107 to 109	1st October 1996
ss. 111 to 117
s. 119 (partially)	23rd August 1996
s. 129(3) and (4)	1st October 1996	1996/2402
s. 135
s. 138(4) to (6)
s. 139
s. 140
s. 141(2) and (3)
s. 142
s. 143
s. 147 (partially)
s. 160(4) and (5)
s. 161(2) and (3) (partially)
s. 162(4) (partially)
s. 163(7) (partially)
s. 165(1), (2) and (5),
s. 167(3) to (5),
s. 169
s. 172
s. 174
s. 177(3)
s. 182
s. 183(2)
s. 185(2) and (3) (partially)
s. 189(2) to (4)
s. 194(6) (partially)
s. 198(4) to (7) (partially)
s. 199(5)
s. 203(1), (2) and (7)
s. 207(4) to (6) (partially)
s. 210(2)
s. 215
ss. 217 and 218
s. 222 (in so far as not already in force)
s. 227 (partially)
s. 227 (partially)		1996/2212

[1] 1996 c. 52. back