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Housing Act 1936
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Housing Act 1936 (26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 51) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to housing in England and Wales.[1]
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Housing Acts, 1925 to 1935, and certain other enactments relating to housing. |
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| Citation | 26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 51 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 July 1936 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1937[c] |
| Repealed | 23 October 1958 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Housing (Financial Provisions) Act 1958 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 190 of the act repealed 12 enactments, listed in the twelfth schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Edw. 7. c. 44 | Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act 1909 | In section seventy-one the words "and the housing of the working classes" in both places where those words occur. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 35 | Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act 1919 | Subsection (4) of section twenty-four and section thirty-six. |
| 14 & 15 Geo. 5. c. 35 | Housing (Financial Provisions) Act 1924 | Section eight. |
| 15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 14 | Housing Act 1925 | The whole act. |
| 16 & 17 Geo. 5. c. xcviii | London County Council (General Powers) Act 1926 | Section thirty-eight. |
| 17 & 18 Geo. 5. c. xxii | London County Council (General Powers) Act 1927 | Section sixty. |
| 18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. lxxvii | London County Council (General Powers) Act 1928 | Section fifty-four. |
| 19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. lxxxvii | London County Council (General Powers) Act 1929 | Section fifty-six. |
| 20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 39 | Housing Act 1930 | The whole act, except subsection (5) of section twenty-six and sections twenty-seven, forty-three, forty-four, forty-six, sixty-four and sixty-five. |
| 22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. lxx | London County Council (General Powers) Act 1932 | Section thirteen. |
| 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 15 | Housing (Financial Provisions) Act 1933 | Section two. |
| 25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 40 | Housing Act 1935 | The whole act, except subsection (6) of section twenty-seven, sections thirty-seven to thirty-nine, subsection (2) of section sixty-two, and sections ninety-two and one hundred. |
Subsequent developments
Parts I to IV of the act, together with substantial portions of Parts V, VI, VII and VIII, were repealed by section 191 of, and the eleventh schedule to, the Housing Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz. 2. c. 56), which came into force on 1 September 1957.[3]
The whole act was repealed by section 59 of, and the sixth schedule to, the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 42), which came into force on 23 October 1958.[4]