Housing Act 1985
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 568 — Extension of assistance to mortgagees.
Extension of assistance to mortgagees. 568 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for conferring rights and obligations on a mortgagee of a defective dwelling where— a a power of…
Section 569 — Contributions by Secretary of State.
Contributions by Secretary of State. 569 1 The Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit in any case, contribute towards the expense incurred by a local housing authority— a in giving assistance by…
Section 570 — Power to vary relevant percentage.
Power to vary relevant percentage. 570 1 The Secretary of State may by order made with the consent of the Treasury vary all or any of the percentages specified in section 569(3) (relevant percentages…
Section 571 — Service of notices.
Service of notices. 571 1 A notice or other document under this Part may be given to or served on a person, and an application or written request under this Part may be made to a person— a by…
Section 572 — Jurisdiction of county court.
Jurisdiction of county court. 572 1 The county court has jurisdiction— a to determine any question arising under this Part notwithstanding that a declaration is the only relief sought, and b to…
Section 573 — Meaning of “public sector authority”.
Meaning of “public sector authority”. 573 1 In this Part “ public sector authority ” means— a local authority (or a predecessor of a local authority), a joint board of which every constituent member…
Section 574 — Disposal of certain Crown interests in land treated as disposal by public sector authority.
Disposal of certain Crown interests in land treated as disposal by public sector authority. 574 References in this Part to a disposal of an interest in a dwelling by a public sector authority include…
Section 575 — Meaning of “dwelling” and “house”.
Meaning of “dwelling” and “house”. 575 1 In this Part “ dwelling ” means any house, flat or other unit designed or adapted for living in. 2 For the purposes of this Part a building so designed or…
Section 576 — Meaning of “lending institution”.
Meaning of “lending institution”. 576 In this Part “ lending institution ” means— an authorised deposit taker, or an authorised insurer.
Section 577 — Index of defined expressions: Part XVI.
Index of defined expressions: Part XVI. 577 The following Table shows provisions defining or otherwise explaining expressions used in this Part (other than provisions defining or explaining an…
Section 578 — General enactments relating to compulsory purchase, &c., apply subject to this Part.
General enactments relating to compulsory purchase, &c., apply subject to this Part. 578 The Acquisition of Land Act 1981, the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 and the Land Compensation Act 1961 apply to…
Section 578A — Modification of compulsory purchase order in case of acquisition of land for clearance.
Modification of compulsory purchase order in case of acquisition of land for clearance. 578A 1 Subsection (2) applies where the local housing authority make a compulsory purchase order, within the…
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Section 582 — Restriction on recovery of possession after making of compulsory purchase order.
Restriction on recovery of possession after making of compulsory purchase order. 582 1 This section applies where a local housing authority have made a compulsory purchase order authorising— a the…
Section 583 — Continuance of tenancies of housees compulsorily acquired and to be used for housing purposes.
Continuance of tenancies of housees compulsorily acquired and to be used for housing purposes. 583 1 Where a local housing authority— a are authorised to purchase compulsorily a house which is to be…
Section 584 — Power to enter and determine short tenancies of land acquired or appropriated.
Power to enter and determine short tenancies of land acquired or appropriated. 584 1 This section applies where a local housing authority have agreed to purchase or have determined to appropriate…
Section 584A — Compensation payable in case of prohibition and demolition orders.
Compensation payable in case of prohibition and demolition orders. 584A 1 Subject to subsection (3), where a relevant prohibition order becomes operative in respect of any premises or a demolition…
Section 584B — Repayment on revocation of demolition or prohibition order.
Repayment on revocation of demolition or prohibition order. 584B 1 Where a payment in respect of any premises has been made by a local housing authority under section 584A(1) in connection with a…
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Section 596 — Power to compensate shop-keepers in areas affected by clearance.
Power to compensate shop-keepers in areas affected by clearance. 596 Where, as a result of action taken by a local housing authority under the provisions of Part IX relating to clearance areas, the…
Section 597 — Compensation payable on demolition of obstructive building.
Compensation payable on demolition of obstructive building. 597 1 Where a building is demolished under section 287 (execution of obstructive building order), whether by the owner or by the local…
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Section 599 — Application of compensation due to another local authority.
Application of compensation due to another local authority. 599 Compensation payable in respect of land of another local authority in pursuance of a compulsory purchase under— section 17 (provision…
Section 600 — Powers of entry.
Powers of entry. 600 1 A person authorised by the local housing authority or the Secretary of State may at any reasonable time, on giving seven days notice of his intention to the occupier, and to…
Section 601 — Penalty for obstruction.
Penalty for obstruction. 601 1 It is a summary offence intentionally to obstruct an officer of the local housing authority or of the Secretary of State, or any person authorised to enter premises in…
Section 602 — Minor definitions.
Minor definitions. 602 In this Part— . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “ owner ” in relation to premises— a means a person (other than a mortgagee not in possession) who…
Section 603 — Index of defined expressions: Part XVII.
Index of defined expressions: Part XVII. 603 The following Table shows provisions defining or otherwise explaining expressions used in this Part (other than provisions defining or otherwise…
Section 604 — Fitness for human habitation.
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Section 604A — Authority to consider guidance given by Secretary of State in deciding whether to take action under Section 189, Section 264, Section 265 or Section 289.
Authority to consider guidance given by Secretary of State in deciding whether to take action under Section 189, Section 264, Section 265 or Section 289. 604A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…
Section 605 — Consideration by local housing authority of housing conditions in their district.
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Section 606 — Reports on particular houses or areas.
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Section 607 — Local housing authority to have regard to environmental considerations.
Local housing authority to have regard to environmental considerations. 607 A local housing authority in preparing any proposals for the provision of housing accommodation, or in taking any action…
Section 608 — Acquisition of ancient monuments, &c.
Acquisition of ancient monuments, &c. 608 Land which is the site of an ancient monument or other object of archaeological interest— a may not be acquired for the purposes of . . . Part IX (slum…
Section 609 — Enforcement of covenants against owner for the time being.
Enforcement of covenants against owner for the time being. 609 Where— a a local housing authority have disposed of land held by them for any of the purposes of this Act and the person to whom the…
Section 610 — Power of court to authorise conversion of premises into flats.
Power of court to authorise conversion of premises into flats. 610 1 The local housing authority or a person interested in any premises may apply to the county court where— a owing to changes in the…
Section 611 — Removal or alteration of apparatus of statutory undertakers.
Removal or alteration of apparatus of statutory undertakers. 611 1 Where by reason of the stopping up, diversion or alteration of the level or width of a street by a local housing authority under…
Section 612 — Exclusion of Rent Act protection.
Exclusion of Rent Act protection. 612 Nothing in the Rent Acts , or the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1) or Part I of the Housing Act 1988 prevents possession being obtained of a…
Section 613 — Liability of directors, &c. in case of offence by body corporate.
Liability of directors, &c. in case of offence by body corporate. 613 1 Where an offence under this Act committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance…
Section 614 — Power to prescribe forms &c.
Power to prescribe forms &c. 614 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe— a anything which by this Act is to be prescribed; or b the form of any notice, advertisement, statement or…
Section 615 — Dispensation with advertisements and notices.
Dispensation with advertisements and notices. 615 1 The Secretary of State may dispense with the publication of advertisements or the service of notices required to be published or served by a local…
Section 616 — Local inquiries.
Local inquiries. 616 For the purposes of the execution of his powers and duties under this Act, the Secretary of State may cause such local inquiries to be held as he may think fit.
Section 617 — Service of notices.
Service of notices. 617 1 Where under any provision of this Act it is the duty of a local housing authority to serve a document on a person who is to the knowledge of the authority— a a person having…
Section 618 — The Common Council of the City of London.
The Common Council of the City of London. 618 1 The Common Council of the City of London may appoint a committee, consisting of so many persons as they think fit, for any purposes of this Act or the…
Section 619 — The Inner and Middle Temples.
The Inner and Middle Temples. 619 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The provisions of Parts I to XI and are among those for which provision may be made by Order in…
Section 620 — The Isles of Scilly.
The Isles of Scilly. 620 1 This Act applies to the Isles of Scilly subject to such exceptions, adaptations and modifications as the Secretary of State may by order direct. 2 An order shall be made by…
Section 621 — Meaning of “lease” and “tenancy” and related expressions.
Meaning of “lease” and “tenancy” and related expressions. 621 1 In this Act “ lease ” and “ tenancy ” have the same meaning. 2 Both expressions include— a a sub-lease or sub-tenancy, and b an…
Section 621A — Meaning of “service charge” and related expressions.
Meaning of “service charge” and related expressions. 621A 1 In this Act “ service charge ” means an amount payable by a purchaser or lessee of premises— a which is payable, directly or indirectly,…
Section 622 — Minor definitions: general.
Minor definitions: general. 622 1 In this Act— “ assured tenancy ” has the same meaning as in Part I of the Housing Act 1988; “ assured agricultural occupancy ” has the same meaning as in Part I of…