Deregulation (Disposals of Dwelling-houses by Local Authorities) Order 2002

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2002/367

2002 No. 367

DEREGULATION

The Deregulation (Disposals of Dwelling-houses by Local Authorities) Order 2002

Made 19th February 2002

Coming into force 20th February 2002

Whereas:

(a) the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, are of the opinion that certain provisions of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 19931, which are the subject of this Order, impose burdens affecting the carrying on of any trade, business, profession or otherwise and that by amending or repealing the provisions concerned it is possible to remove or reduce the burdens without removing any necessary protection;

(b) each of those Secretaries of State has consulted, in accordance with section 3(1) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 19942(“the 1994 Act”), such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by his proposals and such other persons as he considers appropriate;

(c) it appears to those Secretaries of State that it is appropriate, following those consultations, to proceed with the making of the Order;

(d) a document setting out the proposals of those Secretaries of State has been laid before Parliament as required by section 3 of the 1994 Act and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 4 of that Act has expired;

(e) those Secretaries of State have had regard to the representations made during that period;

(f) a draft of this Order with a statement giving details of those representations has been laid before Parliament;

(g) a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 1 of the 1994 Act hereby make the following Order:

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Deregulation (Disposals of Dwelling-houses by Local Authorities) Order 2002 and shall come into force on the day after that on which it is made.

S-2 Amendment of section 135 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993

Amendment of section 135 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993

2.—(1) In the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act...

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