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Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71)

Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 1985 CHAPTER 71 An Act to make provision for repeals, consequential amendments, transitional matters and saving in connection with the consolidation of enactments in the housing Act 1985, the housing Associations Act 1985 and the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. [30th October 1985] 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:—

Legislation

Table of Content

1. Meaning of “the consolidating Acts”. U.K.

3. Repeals. U.K.

4. Consequential amendments. U.K.

5. Transitional provisions and savings. E+W+S

6. [ F24 Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 (c.48) S

18. [ F31 Tenants’ Rights, &c. (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.52.) S

11. Modifications of conveyances and grants in consequence of the Housing and Building Control Act 1984 E+W

35. Use of existing forms, &c. E+W+S

1. Meaning of “the consolidating Acts”. U.K.

3. Repeals. U.K.

4. Consequential amendments. U.K.

5. Transitional provisions and savings. E+W+S

6. [ F24 Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 (c.48) S

18. [ F31 Tenants’ Rights, &c. (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.52.) S

11. Modifications of conveyances and grants in consequence of the Housing and Building Control Act 1984 E+W

35. Use of existing forms, &c. E+W+S

Section 1

1. Meaning of “the consolidating Acts”. U.K.

In this Act “ the consolidating Acts ” means— the M1 Housing Act 1985, the M2 Housing Associations Act 1985, and the M3 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, and this Act in so far as it reproduces the effect of provisions repealed by this Act. Marginal Citations M1 1985 c. 68 . M2 1985 c. 69 . M3 1985 c. 68 .

Section 2

3. Repeals. U.K.

(1) The enactments specified in Schedule 1 are repealed to the extent specified. (2) The repeals include repeals, in accordance with Recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission, of provisions which are obsolete or no longer of practical utility or whose repeal is otherwise desirable for the purpose of achieving a satisfactory consolidation of the enactments reproduced in the consolidating Acts. (3) The repeals have effect subject to any relevant savings in— Schedule 4 to this Act (miscellaneous and general savings), or Schedule 15, 18 or 19 to the M4 Housing Act 1985 or Schedule 5 to the M5 Housing Associations Act 1985 (which relate to certain superseded financial provisions). Marginal Citations M4 1985 c. 68 . M5 1985 c. 69 .