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Housing Act 1988
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Changes on 2005-11-24
@@ -3885,7 +3885,7 @@
##### 5
A tenancy under which the dwelling-house consists of or comprises premises licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquors for consumption on the premises.
A tenancy under which the dwelling-house consists of or comprises “premises which, by virtue of a premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003, may be used for the supply of alcohol (within the meaning of section 14 of that Act)” for consumption on the premises.
### Tenancies of agricultural land
@@ -7281,7 +7281,7 @@
#### Assured tenancies.
#### Letting of a dwelling-house together with other land.
#### Tenant sharing accommodation with persons other than landlord.
##### 6A
@@ -7493,9 +7493,9 @@
- (5) Registered social landlord has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996.
#### Assured agricultural occupancies.
#### Damages for unlawful eviction.
#### Security of tenure.
#### The measure of damages.
##### 41A
@@ -7507,12 +7507,12 @@
#### Determinations under Part II.
#### Surplus rental income.
#### Interpretation of Part II and amendments of Housing Associations Act 1985.
#### Tax relief grants.
#### Application of Housing Acts to certain transactions.
#### Tax relief grants.
#### Consultation and publicity.
#### Application of Parts IV and V of Housing Act 1985.
@@ -8771,6 +8771,8 @@
[^c12874141]: [1954 c.56](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1954/56).
[^c18720051]: Words in [Sch. 1 para. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/50/schedule/1/paragraph/5) substituted (24.11.2005) by [Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17), [ss. 198](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/section/198), [201(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/section/201/2), [Sch. 6 para. 108](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/schedule/6/paragraph/108) (with [ss. 2(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/section/2/3), [15(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/section/15/2), [195](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/section/195)); [S.I. 2005/3056](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3056), [art. 2(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3056/article/2/2)
[^c12874151]: [1967 c. 9](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/9).
[^c12874181]: [Sch. 1 para. 7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/50/schedule/1/paragraph/7) and cross-heading substituted (1.9.1995) by [1995 c. 8](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/8), [ss. 40](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/8/section/40), [41(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/8/section/41/2), [Sch. para. 34](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/8/schedule/paragraph/34) (with [s. 37](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/8/section/37))
@@ -9331,7 +9333,7 @@
#### Delegation of certain functions.
#### Housing action trust areas.
#### Consultation and publicity.
#### Application of Parts IV and V of Housing Act 1985.
@@ -9357,10 +9359,10 @@
For the purposes of this ground “registered social landlord” has the same meaning as in the Housing Act 1985 (see section 5(4) and (5) of that Act) and “*charitable housing trust*” means a housing trust, within the meaning of the Housing Associations Act 1985, which is a charity, within the meaning of the Charities Act 1993.
#### Persons by whom right may be exercised.
#### Right conferred by Part IV.
#### Right conferred by Part IV.
#### Restriction on disposal of dwelling-houses in National Parks etc. acquired under the right to buy.
#### Preserved right to buy.
@@ -9377,11 +9379,11 @@
For the purposes of this ground, if, immediately before the grant of the tenancy, the tenant to whom it was granted or, if it was granted to joint tenants, any of them was the tenant or one of the joint tenants of the dwelling-house concerned under an earlier assured tenancy or, as the case may be, under a tenancy to which Schedule 10 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 applied, any reference in paragraph (b) above to the grant of the tenancy is a reference to the grant of that earlier assured tenancy or, as the case may be, to the grant of the tenancy to which the said Schedule 10 applied.
#### Revenue deficit grants.
#### Power of Relevant Authority to provide legal assistance to tenants after disposal.
#### Provisions applicable to disposals of dwelling-houses subject to secure tenancies.
#### Recovery etc. of grants.
#### Application of Parts IV and V of Housing Act 1985.
#### Transfer by order of certain dwelling-houses let on secure tenancies.
#### Restriction on disposal of dwelling-houses in National Parks etc. acquired under the right to buy.
@@ -9391,10 +9393,10 @@
#### Schemes for payments to assist local housing authority tenants to obtain other accomodation.
#### Repair notices.
#### Consent required for certain subsequent disposals: Scotland.
#### Financial provisions.
For the purposes of this ground, if, immediately before the grant of the tenancy, the tenant to whom it was granted or, if it was granted to joint tenants, any of them was the tenant or one of the joint tenants of the dwelling-house concerned under an earlier assured tenancy or, as the case may be, under a tenancy to which Schedule 10 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 applied, any reference in paragraph (b) above to the grant of the tenancy is a reference to the grant of that earlier assured tenancy or, as the case may be, to the grant of the tenancy to which the said Schedule 10 applied.
#### Letting conditions applicable to improvement grants etc.
#### Consultation before disposal: Scotland.
#### Application to Isles of Scilly.
For the purposes of this ground “registered social landlord” has the same meaning as in the Housing Act 1985 (see section 5(4) and (5) of that Act) and “*charitable housing trust*” means a housing trust, within the meaning of the Housing Associations Act 1985, which is a charity, within the meaning of the Charities Act 1993.
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1988-11-15
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