UK Act of Parliament
2016
United Kingdom
Housing and Planning Act 2016
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
31 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide
Penalty landscape
4 of 31 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 3 carry different penalties and 24 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 10
- Director or Officer 4
- Landlord 1
Plus 16 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Supporting — topic alignment
1 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
Directors and Officers also bound by 425 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 161 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 108 duties
- Insolvency Act 1986 1986 72 duties
- The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 2008 55 duties
- The Housing Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2018 2018 26 duties
Landlords also bound by 216 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 2016 74 duties
- Housing Act 1985 1985 53 duties
- Housing Act 1996 1996 30 duties
- The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003 2003 27 duties
- The Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2004 2004 26 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1 — New homes in England
Browse 12 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Purpose of this Chapter
What is a starter home?
Power to require payments or discounts on resale (subject to tapering) etc
General duty to promote supply of starter homes
Planning permission: provision of starter homes
Monitoring
Compliance directions
Interpretation of this Chapter
Definitions
Duty to grant planning permission etc
Exemption from duty
Further and consequential amendments
Part 2 — Rogue landlords and property agents in England
Power to require information
Unlimited fine- Fail to provide information or give false information to housing authority Any Person
Offence of breach of banning order
51 weeks imprisonment- Breach a housing banning order Any Person
Offences by bodies corporate
51 weeks imprisonment- Officer consent or neglect makes company liable for breach of banning order Director or Officer
Prohibition on certain disposals
- Do not transfer property to associates while under a banning order Any Person
Database of rogue landlords and property agents
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must establish a rogue landlord database Crown / Minister / Government department
Duty to include person with banning order
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must record banned landlords and agents in the database Local authority
Procedure for inclusion under section 30
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must notify landlords before adding them to the rogue database Local authority
Updating
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must keep the rogue landlord database up-to-date Local authority
Power to require information
Unlimited fine- Fail to provide or give false information to housing authority Any Person
Removal or variation of entries made under section 30
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local housing authority must remove or vary database entries Local authority
Access to database
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must provide councils with access to the landlord database Crown / Minister / Government department
Notice of intended proceedings
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must notify landlords before applying for a rent repayment order Local authority
Amount of order: tenants
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must calculate rent repayment amounts based on specific criteria Tribunal / Court
Amount of order: local housing authorities
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must determine the amount of a Rent Repayment Order Tribunal / Court
Duty to consider applying for rent repayment orders
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must consider applying for rent repayment orders Local authority
Browse 31 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Introduction to this Part
“Banning order” and “banning order offence”
Application and notice of intended proceedings
Making a banning order
Duration and effect of banning order
Content of banning order: involvement in bodies corporate
Revocation or variation of banning orders
Financial penalty for breach of banning order
Saving for illegal contracts
Banned person may not hold HMO licence etc
Management orders following banning order
Power to include person convicted of banning order offence
Appeals
Information to be included in the database
Requests for exercise of powers under section 36 and appeals
Use of information in database
Introduction and key definitions
Application for rent repayment order
Making of rent repayment order
Amount of order following conviction
Amount of order: supplementary
Enforcement of rent repayment orders
Helping tenants apply for rent repayment orders
Rent repayment orders: consequential amendments
Housing benefit: inclusion pending abolition
Landlord which is body corporate: liability of directors etc
Interpretation of Chapter
Appeals from the first-tier tribunal
Meaning of “letting agent” and related expressions
Meaning of “property manager” and related expressions
General interpretation of Part
Part 3 — Recovering abandoned premises in England
Browse 7 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part 4 — Social housing in England
Procedure for determinations
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must consult and notify authorities of housing determinations Crown / Minister / Government department
Meaning of “high income” etc
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must define 'high income' for social housing rent rules Crown / Minister / Government department
Private providers: policies for high income social tenants
- Publish and maintain a rent policy for high-income social tenants Landlord
Objectives of housing administration
- Housing administrator must balance creditor interests with social housing needs Director or Officer
Objective 1: normal administration
- Housing administrator must prioritise rescuing the provider as a going concern Director or Officer
Applications for housing administration orders
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State or Regulator must notify stakeholders of administration Crown / Minister / Government department
Powers of court
Amended 3 timesHousing administrators
Amended 1 time- Housing administrators must be qualified and act efficiently Director or Officer
Conduct of administration etc
Amended 3 timesHousing administrator may sell land free from planning obligations
Amended 1 timeWinding-up orders
Amended 2 timesVoluntary winding up
Amended 2 timesMaking of ordinary administration orders
Amended 3 timesAdministrator appointments by creditors etc
Amended 5 timesEnforcement of security
Amended 4 times- Notify the Regulator before enforcing security over social housing property Any Person
Grants and loans where housing administration order is made
Amended 1 timeIndemnities where housing administration order is made
Amended 1 timeIndemnities: repayment by registered provider etc
Amended 1 time- Registered provider must repay indemnity sums to the Secretary of State Any Person
Guarantees where housing administration order is made
Amended 1 timeGuarantees: repayment by registered provider etc
Amended 1 time- Repay sums paid out by Secretary of State under a guarantee Any Person
Modification of this Chapter under the Enterprise Act 2002
Amended 1 timeAmendments to housing moratorium and consequential amendments
Amended 1 timeInterpretation of Chapter
Amended 5 timesApplication of Part to Northern Ireland
Amended 1 timeBrowse 34 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Grants by Secretary of State
Grants by Greater London Authority
Monitoring
Consequential changes to HCA's duty to give grants
Interpretation of Chapter
Payments to Secretary of State
Housing to be taken into account
More about determinations
Determinations in the first year that section 69 comes into force
Reduction of payment by agreement
Set off against repayments under section 69
Duty to consider selling vacant higher value housing
Local authority disposal of housing: consent requirements
Set off under section 11 of Local Government Act 2003
Interpretation of Chapter
Mandatory rents for high income local authority tenants
Information about income
HMRC information
Reverting to original rent levels
Power to change rents and procedure for changing rents
Payment by local authority of increased income to Secretary of State
Provision of information to Secretary of State
Interaction with other legislation and consequential amendments
HMRC information for private registered providers
Interpretation of Chapter
Reducing social housing regulation
Reducing local authority influence over private registered providers
Recovery of social housing assistance: successors in title
Housing administration order: providers of social housing in England
Objective 2: keeping social housing in the regulated sector
Secure tenancies etc: phasing out of tenancies for life
Termination of fixed-term secure tenancies without need to forfeit
Succession to secure tenancies and related tenancies
Secure and assured tenancies: transfer of tenancy
Part 5 — Housing, estate agents and rentcharges: other changes
Electrical safety standards for residential properties let by landlords
Amended 4 timesElectrical safety standards: enforcement
Amended 1 timeFinancial penalty as alternative to prosecution under Housing Act 2004
Amended 2 timesOffence of contravening an overcrowding notice: level of fine
Unlimited fine- Fail to comply with an overcrowding notice Any Person
Tenancy deposit information
Amended 1 timeUse of information obtained for certain other statutory purposes
Amended 1 timeLimitation of administration charges: costs of proceedings
Amended 2 timesEstate agents: lead enforcement authority
Amended 1 timePower to require property agents to join client money protection schemes
Amended 1 timeClient money protection schemes: approval or designation
Amended 2 timesEnforcement of client money protection scheme regulations
Amended 6 timesBrowse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Assessment of accommodation needs
Licences for HMO and other rented accommodation: additional tests
Tenants' associations: power to request information about tenants
Enfranchisement and extension of long leaseholds: calculations
Redemption price for rentcharges
Procedure for redeeming English rentcharges
Part 6 — Planning in England
Making neighbourhood development orders and plans: intervention powers
Amended 1 timeLocal planning authority to notify neighbourhood forum of applications
Amended 1 timePower to direct amendment of local development scheme
Amended 1 timePower to give direction to examiner of development plan document
Amended 1 timeIntervention by Secretary of State
Amended 1 timeSecretary of State's default powers
Amended 1 timeDefault powers exercisable by Mayor of London or combined authority
Amended 1 timeCosts of independent examinations held by Secretary of State
Amended 1 timePermission in principle for development of land
Amended 2 timesPlanning freedoms: right for local areas to request alterations to planning system
Amended 1 timeLocal planning authorities: information about neighbourhood development plans
Amended 1 timeDevelopment consent for projects that involve housing
Amended 1 timeDesignation of new town areas and establishment of corporations: procedure
Amended 1 timeNew towns: objects of development corporations in England
Amended 1 timeSustainable drainage
Amended 1 timeOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must review sustainable drainage planning policies Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 18 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Designation of neighbourhood areas
Timetable in relation to neighbourhood development orders and plans
Planning powers of the Mayor of London
Local planning authority to keep register of particular kinds of land
Approval condition where development order grants permission for building
Planning applications that may be made directly to Secretary of State
Local planning authorities: information about financial benefits
Planning applications etc: setting of fees
Resolution of disputes about planning obligations
Planning obligations and affordable housing
Processing of planning applications by alternative providers
Regulations under section 161: general
Regulations under section 161: fees and payments
Regulations under section 161: information
Review of minimum energy performance requirements
Designation of urban development areas: procedure
Establishment of urban development corporations: procedure
Sections 166 and 167: consequential repeals
Part 7 — Compulsory purchase etc
Right to enter and survey land
Amended 38 timesWarrant authorising use of force to enter and survey land
Amended 3 timesNotice of survey and copy of warrant
Amended 3 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Authorities must provide 14 days' notice before entering or surveying land Statutory regulator
Enhanced authorisation procedures etc. for certain surveys
Amended 3 timesRight to compensation after entry on or survey of land
Amended 3 timesOffences in connection with powers to enter land
Fine up to £1,000 Amended 3 times- Obstruct a person exercising entry powers Any Person
Right to enter and survey or value Crown land
Amended 1 timeAmendments to do with sections 172 to 178
Amended 1 timeTimetable for confirmation of compulsory purchase order
Amended 1 timeConfirmation by inspector
Amended 2 timesTime limits for notice to treat or general vesting declaration
Amended 1 timeNotice of general vesting declaration procedure
Amended 3 timesEarliest vesting date under general vesting declaration
Amended 1 timeNo general vesting declaration after notice to treat
Amended 1 timeExtended notice period for taking possession following notice to treat
Amended 1 timeCounter-notice requiring possession to be taken on specified date
Amended 1 timeAgreement to extend notice period for possession following notice to treat
Amended 1 timeCorresponding amendments to the New Towns Act 1981
Amended 1 timeAbolition of alternative possession procedure following notice to treat
Amended 1 timeExtended notice period for taking possession following vesting declaration
Amended 1 timeMaking a claim for compensation
Amended 1 timeCompensation after withdrawal of notice to treat
Amended 1 timeMaking a request for advance payment of compensation
Amended 1 timePower to make and timing of advance payment
Amended 1 timeInterest on advance payments of compensation
Amended 3 timesRepayment of advance payment where no compulsory purchase
Amended 1 timeRepayment of payment to mortgagee if land not acquired
Amended 1 timeObjection to division of land
Amended 2 timesObjection to division of land: blight notices
Amended 1 timePower to quash decision to confirm compulsory purchase order
Amended 1 timeExtension of compulsory purchase time limit during challenge
Amended 1 timePower to override easements and other rights
Amended 43 timesCompensation for overridden easements etc
Amended 5 timesInterpretation of sections 203 and 204
Amended 14 timesAmendments to do with sections 203 and 204
Amended 1 timePart 8 — Public authority land
Engagement with public authorities in relation to proposals to dispose of land
Amended 4 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government and public authorities must engage before selling land Crown / Minister / Government department
Duty of public authorities to prepare report of surplus land holdings
Amended 2 timesBrowse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part 9 — General
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Power to make transitional provision
Power to make consequential provision
Regulations: general
Extent
Commencement
Short title
Schedules
Conduct of housing administration: companies
Unlimited fine- Fail to comply with housing administrator proposal duties Any Person
Browse 355 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Financial penalty for breach of banning order
Banned person may not hold HMO licence etc
Amendments to housing moratorium and consequential amendments
Succession to secure tenancies and related tenancies
Default powers exercisable by Mayor of London or combined authority: Schedule to be inserted in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
Permission in principle for development of land: minor and consequential amendments
Resolution of disputes about planning obligations: Schedule to be inserted in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
Notice of general vesting declaration procedure
Abolition of alternative possession procedure following notice to treat
Amendments to do with sections 203 and 204
Authorities specified for purposes of section 210
Before imposing a financial penalty on a person under section...
(1) A person to whom a final notice is given...
(1) This paragraph applies if a person fails to pay...
(1) The notice of intent must be given before the...
The notice of intent must set out—
(1) A person who is given a notice of intent...
After the end of the period for representations the local...
If the authority decides to impose a financial penalty on...
The final notice must require the penalty to be paid...
The final notice must set out— (a) the amount of...
(1) A local housing authority may at any time—
The Housing Act 2004 is amended as follows.
For the heading of section 93 substitute “ Power to...
After section 93 insert— Duty to revoke licence in banning...
(1) Schedule 5 (licences under Parts 2 and 3: procedure...
In section 64 (grant or refusal of HMO licence), in...
In section 66 (HMO licence: tests for fitness etc), after...
In section 68 (licences: general requirements and duration), in subsection...
For the heading of section 70 substitute “ Power to...
After section 70 insert— Duty to revoke licence in banning...
In section 88 (grant or refusal of Part 3 licence),...
In section 89 (Part 3 licences: tests for fitness etc),...
In section 91 (licences: general requirements and duration), in subsection...
Management orders following banning order
The Housing Act 2004 is amended as follows.
In section 122 (revocation of final management orders), after subsection...
In section 129 (termination of management orders: financial arrangements), in...
(1) Schedule 6 (management orders: procedure and appeals) is amended...
(1) Section 101 (interim and final management orders) is amended...
(1) Section 102 (making of interim management orders) is amended...
(1) Section 105 (operation of interim management orders) is amended...
(1) Section 110 (financial arrangements while order is in force)...
In section 112 (revocation of interim management orders), after subsection...
(1) Section 113 (making of final management orders) is amended...
(1) Section 114 (operation of final management orders) is amended...
In section 119 (management schemes and accounts), after subsection (4)...
Reducing social housing regulation
(1) Section 171D of the Housing Act 1985 (consent to...
(1) Section 75 (leaving the social housing stock) is amended...
In section 119 (de-registration: voluntary), in subsection (5), omit paragraph...
In section 149 (moratorium: exempted disposals)— (a) omit subsection (6);...
In section 171 (power to dispose), in subsection (3), omit...
For the italic heading above section 172 substitute— “ Notification...
Omit sections 172 to 175 (disposal consents).
For section 176 substitute— Notification of disposal (1) If a private registered provider disposes of a dwelling...
Omit section 179 and the italic heading before it (application...
In section 186 (former registered providers), for “to 175” substitute...
Omit section 187 (change of use, etc).
The Housing Act 1988 is amended as follows.
Omit section 190 (consent to disposals under other legislation).
In section 278A (power to nominate for consultation purposes), for...
The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 is amended as follows....
In section 115 (profit-making and non-profit organisations), in subsection (9),...
For section 160 substitute— Company: arrangements and reconstructions (1) This section applies to a non-profit registered provider which...
For section 161 substitute— Company: conversion into registered society (1) This section applies to a non-profit registered provider which...
For section 163 substitute— Registered society: restructuring (1) This section applies to a non-profit registered provider which...
In section 165 (registered society: dissolution), for subsection (2) substitute—...
Omit section 166 (winding up petition by regulator).
After section 169 insert— Notification of constitutional changes Registered societies:...
(1) Section 81 (consent to certain disposals of housing obtained...
In section 192 (overview), omit paragraph (c).
Omit sections 211 to 214 and the italic heading before...
The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 is amended as follows....
Omit— (a) sections 177 and 178; (b) the italic heading...
(1) Section 181 (meaning of “publicly funded” for purposes of...
Regulations under section 213 in connection with the coming into...
The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 is amended as follows....
In section 269 (appointment of new officers of non-profit registered...
In section 275 (interpretation), for the definition of “mismanagement” substitute—...
(1) Section 133 (consent to certain disposals of housing obtained...
(1) Section 173 of the Local Government and Housing Act...
In Schedule 10 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban...
The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 is amended as follows....
In section 60 (structural overview), in subsection (4), in the...
After section 74 insert— Leaving the social housing stock: transfer...
(1) The applicable provisions of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency...
Paragraph 60 (powers of an administrator) has effect as if...
Paragraph 68 (management duties of an administrator) is to have...
Paragraph 73(3) (protection for secured or preferential creditor) is to...
Paragraph 74 (challenge to administrator's conduct) is to have effect...
Paragraph 75(2) (misfeasance) is to have effect as if after...
Paragraph 78 (consent to extension of administrator's term of office)...
Paragraph 79 (end of administration) is to have effect as...
Paragraph 83(3) (notice to registrar when moving to voluntary liquidation)...
Paragraph 84 (notice to registrar when moving to dissolution) is...
Paragraph 87(2) (resignation of administrator) is to have effect as...
Those paragraphs are to have effect as if—
Paragraph 89(2) (administrator ceasing to be qualified) is to have...
Paragraph 90 (filling vacancy in office of administrator) is to...
Paragraph 91 (vacancies in court appointments) is to have effect...
Paragraph 98 (discharge from liability on vacation of office) is...
Paragraph 99 (charges and liabilities upon vacation of office by...
Paragraph 100 (joint and concurrent administrators) is to have effect...
Paragraph 101(3) (joint administrators) is to have effect as if...
Paragraph 103 (appointment of additional administrators) is to have effect...
Paragraph 106(2) (penalties) is to have effect as if paragraphs...
Paragraph 109 (references to extended periods) is to have effect...
Paragraph 1 (administration) is to have effect as if—
Paragraph 111 (interpretation) is to have effect as if—
(1) References within sub-paragraph (2) which are contained—
Paragraph 40 (dismissal of pending winding-up petition) is to have...
(1) Paragraph 39, in its application to section 1(3) of...
The following provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986 are to...
Section 5 (effect of approval of voluntary arrangements) is to...
Section 6 (challenge of decisions in relation to voluntary arrangements)...
In section 129(1A) (commencement of winding up), the reference to...
(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend this...
In this Part of this Schedule— “administration order”, “administrator”, “enters...
Paragraph 42 (moratorium on insolvency proceedings) is to have effect...
Paragraph 44 (interim moratorium) is to have effect as if...
Paragraph 46(6) (date for notifying administrator's appointment) is to have...
Paragraph 49 (administrator's proposals) is to have effect as if—...
Paragraph 54 is to have effect as if the following...
The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 is amended as follows....
In section 276 (index of defined terms), omit the entry...
Omit section 144 (insolvency: preparatory steps notice).
For section 145 substitute— Moratorium A moratorium on the disposal of land by a private...
(1) Section 146 (duration of moratorium) is amended as follows....
(1) Section 147 (further moratorium) is amended as follows.
In section 154 (proposals: effect), in subsection (2), after paragraph...
Omit section 162 (consent to company winding up).
Omit section 164 (consent to registered society winding up).
In section 275 (general interpretation), omit the definition of “working...
Secure tenancies etc: phasing out of tenancies for life
(1) Section 52 of the Law of Property Act 1925...
(1) Section 86 (periodic tenancy arising on termination of fixed...
After section 86 insert— English secure tenancies: review, renewal and...
(1) Section 97 (tenant's improvements require consent) is amended as...
(1) Section 99A (right to compensation for improvements) is amended...
Omit sections 107A to 107E (flexible tenancies).
After section 115A insert— Meaning of “flexible tenancy” (1) For the purposes of this Act, a flexible tenancy...
(1) Section 117 (index of defined expressions) is amended as...
(1) Schedule 1 (tenancies which are not secure tenancies) is...
(1) Section 13 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985...
The Housing Act 1996 is amended as follows.
The Housing Act 1985 is amended as follows.
(1) Section 124 (introductory tenancies) is amended as follows.
After section 124 insert— New introductory tenancies in England: overall...
(1) Section 125A (extension of trial period by 6 months)...
In section 128 (notice of proceedings for possession), in subsection...
In section 137A (introductory tenancies that are to become flexible...
In section 143A (demoted tenancies), in subsection (1), omit “periodic”....
In section 143E (notice of proceedings for possession), for subsection...
(1) Section 143MA (demoted tenancies that are to become flexible...
After section 143MA insert— Default flexible tenancies when no notice...
In section 132 of the Land Registration Act 2002 (interpretation),...
For the italic heading before section 79 substitute— “ Secure...
The Localism Act 2011 (flexible tenancies: other amendments) is amended...
In section 155, omit subsections (3) and (4).
In section 159 (further provisions about transfer of tenancy under...
(1) Despite the repeal of sections 107D and 107E of...
After section 81 insert— Grant of new secure tenancies in...
In section 82 (security of tenure), in subsection (3), for...
After section 82 insert— “ Orders for possession and expiry...
(1) Section 82A (demoted tenancy) is amended as follows.
In section 83 (proceedings for possession or termination: general notice...
In section 84 (grounds and orders for possession), in subsection...
The Housing Act 1985 is amended as follows.
Before section 143H (but after the italic heading) insert— Persons...
(1) Section 143H (succession to demoted tenancy) is amended as...
In section 143I (no successor tenant: termination), after “section” insert...
(1) Section 143J of the Housing Act 1996 (demoted tenancies:...
In section 160 of the Localism Act 2011 (succession to...
The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply in...
The amendments made by paragraphs 7 and 8 do not...
The amendments made by paragraphs 10 to 13 do not...
In section 86 (periodic tenancy arising on termination of fixed...
(1) Section 86A (persons qualified to succeed: England) as inserted...
In section 88 (cases where the tenant is a successor),...
(1) Section 89 (succession to periodic tenancy) is amended as...
In section 117 (index of defined expressions), in the entry...
Before section 131 (but after the italic heading) insert— Persons...
(1) Section 131 (persons qualified to succeed tenant) is amended...
(1) Section 133 (succession to introductory tenancy) is amended as...
Financial penalty as alternative to prosecution under Housing Act 2004
The Housing Act 2004 is amended as follows.
In section 30 (offence of failing to comply with improvement...
In section 72 (offences in relation to licensing of HMOs),...
In section 95 (offences in relation to licensing of houses...
In section 139 (overcrowding notices), after subsection (9) insert—
In section 234 (management regulations in respect of HMOs), after...
After section 249 insert— Financial penalties as alternative to prosecution...
After Schedule 13 insert— SCHEDULE 13A Financial penalties under section...
Enfranchisement and extension of long leaseholds: calculations
(1) In Schedule 1 to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967...
The Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 is...
(1) Section 100 (orders and regulations) is amended as follows....
(1) In Schedule 6, paragraph 7 is amended as follows....
(1) In Schedule 13 (premium and other amounts payable by...
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is amended as...
In section 69 (register of applications etc), after paragraph (a)...
(1) Section 70 (determination of applications: general considerations) is amended...
(1) Section 70A (power to decline to determine subsequent application)...
(1) Section 70B (power to decline to determine overlapping application)...
In section 70C (power to decline to determine retrospective application),...
In section 71 (consultation in connection with determinations under section...
In section 71A (assessment of environmental effects), in subsection (1),...
(1) Section 74 (directions etc as to method of dealing...
In section 76C (provisions applying to applications made under section...
In section 76D (deciding applications made under section 62A), in...
In section 2A (the Mayor of London: applications of potential...
(1) Section 77 (references of applications to Secretary of State)...
In section 78 (right of appeal against planning decisions and...
(1) Section 78A (appeal made: functions of local planning authorities)...
(1) Section 79 (determination of appeals) is amended as follows....
In the heading before section 97, after “planning permission” insert...
(1) Section 97 (power to revoke or modify planning permission)...
In section 99 (procedure for section 97 orders: unopposed cases),...
(1) In section 106BB (duty to notify the Mayor of...
(1) Section 107 (compensation where planning permission revoked or modified)...
(1) Section 108 (compensation for refusal or conditional grant of...
In the heading before section 61W, after “planning permission” insert...
In section 109 (apportionment of compensation for depreciation), in the...
In section 284 (validity of development plans and certain orders,...
In section 286 (challenges to validity on ground of authority's...
In section 293 (application to Crown: definitions), in subsection (2A),...
(1) Section 293A (urgent Crown development: application) is amended as...
(1) Section 298A (application for planning permission by Crown) is...
In section 303 (fees for planning applications etc), in subsection...
In section 316 (land of interested planning authorities and development...
In section 322B (local inquiries in London: special provision as...
In section 332 (combined applications), in subsection (1)(a), after “planning...
In section 61W (requirement to carry out pre-application consultation), in...
(1) In section 336 (interpretation), subsection (1) is amended as...
(1) Schedule 1 (local planning authorities: distribution of functions) is...
(1) In section 66 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and...
In section 91(2) of that Act (expressions that have the...
(1) Schedule 1A to the Commons Act 2006 (exclusion of...
In section 61X (duty to take account of responses to...
In section 61Y (power to make supplementary provision), in subsection...
In the heading before section 62, after “planning permission” insert...
(1) Section 62 (applications for planning permission) is amended as...
In section 65 (notice etc of applications for planning permission),...
Right to enter and survey land: consequential amendments
In section 16 of the Defence Act 1842, at the...
In section 43 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas...
(1) Section 167 of the Local Government, Planning and Land...
In section 289 of the Highways Act 1980, after subsection...
In section 73(1) of the New Towns Act 1981 omit...
(1) Section 50 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 is...
In section 14 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 omit...
In section 54 of the Housing Act 1985, after subsection...
In section 97 of the Local Government and Housing Act...
In Schedule 4 to the Electricity Act 1989, in paragraph...
In section 324 of the Town and Country Planning Act...
In section 25 of the Coast Protection Act 1949, after...
In section 88 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation...
In section 64 of the Land Drainage Act 1991, after...
(1) Section 169 of the Water Industry Act 1991 is...
(1) Section 171 of the Water Resources Act 1991 is...
(1) Schedule 8 to the Environment Act 1995 is amended...
In the Greater London Authority Act 1999 omit section 333ZD....
In Schedule 6 to the Postal Services Act 2000, in...
In the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 omit sections 17...
In the Localism Act 2011 omit section 210.
(1) Section 108 of the National Parks and Access to...
In section 21 of the Land Powers (Defence) Act 1958,...
In section 26 of the Caravan Sites and Control of...
In section 11(3) of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 for...
In the Criminal Justice Act 1972 omit section 60.
In Schedule 4 to the Welsh Development Agency Act 1975...
In the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 omit section...
The Acquisition of Land Act 1981 is amended as follows....
(1) Section 15 (compulsory purchase order: confirmation notice) is amended...
(1) Paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 (purchase by Minister: notices...
The Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 is amended as...
Omit section 3 (preliminary notices).
In section 5, omit subsection (1) (earliest date for execution...
In section 6 (notices after execution of declaration), in subsection...
(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend any...
In section 5A of the Land Compensation Act 1961—
In section 33A(4) omit paragraph (b).
In section 52ZC(7)(c) for “, any bond under Schedule 3...
In section 52A— (a) in subsection (1), omit “Schedule 3...
In section 57(1) omit “, under Schedule 3 to the...
In section 29(1)(a) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act...
In section 36(1)(b) of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas...
In section 80(2) of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991...
In section 125 of the Planning Act 2008, in subsection...
The Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 is amended as follows.
In section 11 omit subsection (2).
In section 12(6) omit “, or have paid it into...
In section 37 for “Subsections (1) and (2)” substitute “...
Omit Schedule 3.
In Schedule 5 to the Forestry Act 1967, in paragraph...
In Schedule 3 to the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968,...
The Land Compensation Act 1973 is amended as follows.
Objection to division of land following notice to treat
The Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 is amended as follows.
In Schedule 11 to the Water Industry Act 1991 (orders...
In Schedule 19 to the Water Resources Act 1991 (orders...
In section 8 (material detriment arising from severance of land...
After Schedule 2 insert— SCHEDULE 2A Counter-notice requiring purchase of...
(1) Section 5A of the Land Compensation Act 1961 (relevant...
In section 58 of the Land Compensation Act 1973 (determination...
For each of the following provisions substitute, with the same...
This is the provision to be substituted for the provisions...
In Part 1 of Schedule 6 to the New Towns...
In the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, after section 2...
Objection to division of land following vesting declaration
The Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 is amended as...
In Schedule 6 to the Crossrail Act 2008 (acquisition of...
In section 4 (execution of declaration), for subsection (3), substitute—...
In section 7 (constructive notice to treat), for subsection (1)...
In section 8 (vesting and the right to enter on...
In section 12 (divided land), for “Schedule 1” substitute “...
Before Schedule 1 insert— SCHEDULE A1 Counter-notice requiring purchase of...
In Schedule 1 (divided land) omit Part 1 (buildings and...
In Schedule 2 (vesting of land in urban development corporation),...
In section 5A of the Land Compensation Act 1961 (relevant...
(1) Schedule 4 to the Welsh Development Agency Act 1975...
In section 245(4), omit paragraph (a).
In section 246(2), for “237” substitute “ 238 ”.
(1) Section 333ZB of the Greater London Authority Act 1999...
The Planning Act 2008 is amended as follows.
In section 194, omit subsection (1).
Omit Schedule 9.
In Schedule 3 to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008,...
In section 208 of the Localism Act 2011, for subsection...
In section 32 of the Infrastructure Act 2015, omit subsections...
(1) Schedule 28 to the Local Government, Planning and Land...
The New Towns Act 1981 is amended as follows.
Omit section 19.
In section 20, for subsection (10) substitute—
In section 21, for subsection (3) substitute—
(1) Schedule 10 to the Housing Act 1988 is amended...
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is amended as...
Omit section 237.
A county council in England.
A fire and rescue authority in England constituted by—
An authority established under section 10 of the Local Government...
A joint authority established under Part 4 of the Local...
The Common Council of the City of London (in its...
A National Park authority for a National Park in England....
The Broads Authority.
The Council of the Isles of Scilly.
A district council.
A London borough council.
The Greater London Authority.
An economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the...
A combined authority established under section 103 of the Local...
The London Fire Commissioner.
Transport for London.
A sub-national transport body established under section 102E of the...
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