
1 
This Order may be cited as the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (Commencement No.1) Order 1989.
2 
In this Order—
 “the Act” means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
3 
The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order shall come into force on 1st December 1989, but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 2 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.
4 
The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order shall, insofar as they are not then in force, come into force on 16th January 1990 but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 2 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.
5 
The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of Schedule 3 to this Order shall, insofar as they are not then in force, come into force on 1st April 1990, but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 2 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.
James Douglas-Hamilton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
22nd November 1989
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3

Column 1 Column 2
Provisions of the Act Restriction of Purpose (if any)
Section 140 Only for the purposes of and in relation to the financial year 1990-91 and each subsequent financial year
Section 142 Only for the purposes of and in relation to the financial year 1990-91 and each subsequent financial year
Sections 143 and 144
Section 145 Only for the purposes of the provisions in Schedule 6 which are mentioned in this Schedule
Section 159
Section 179
Section 194(1) Only for the purposes of the provisions of Schedule 11 which are mentioned in this Schedule
Section 194(4) Only for the purposes of the repeal of the enactments specified in Part II of Schedule 12 which are referred to in this Schedule
In Schedule 6, the following paragraphs:—
paragraphs 3 and 4 Only for the purposes of and in relation to the financial year 1990-91 and each subsequent financial year
paragraphs 5 to 8, 11, 12, 16, 17, 20, 21, and 23 to 27
paragraphs 28 and 29 Only for the purposes of and in relation to the financial year 1990-91 and each subsequent financial year
In Schedule 11, paragraphs 61 and 95
In Part II of Schedule 12, the repeals listed in the Table below

TABLE
Chapter Short Title Extent of Repeal
4 and 5 Eliz. 2.c. 60 The Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 Section 22(4)
1973 c. 65 The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 Section 110A(2)
1988 c. 41 The Local Government Finance Act 1988 Schedule 128(2)
  In Schedule 12, paragraph 16
1988 c. 43 The Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 Section 2(6)
SCHEDULE 2
Article 4

Column 1 Column 2
Provisions of the Act Restriction of Purpose (if any)
Sections 176, 177 and 178
Section 185
Section 194(1) Only for the purposes of the provisions of Schedule 11 which are mentioned in this Schedule
Section 194(4) Only for the purposes of the repeal of enactments specified in Part II of Schedule 12 which are referred to in this Schedule
In Schedule 11, paragraphs 93, 94, 99 and 100
In Part II of Schedule 12, the repeals listed in the Table below

TABLE
Chapter Short Title Extent of Repeal
1987 c. 26 The Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 In section 61(10)(a)(v), the words “in the discretion of the landlord”
SCHEDULE 3
Article 5

Column 1 Column 2
Provisions of the Act Restriction of Purpose (if any)
Section 145 Only for the purposes of the provisions of Schedule 6 mentioned in this Schedule
Section 170
Section 194(4) Only for the purposes of the repeal of enactments specified in Part II of Schedule 12 which are referred to in this Schedule
In Schedule 6, the following paragraphs:—
paragraphs 1, 2, 9, 10, 13 to 15, 18, 19 and 22
In Part II of Schedule 12, the repeals listed in the Table below

TABLE
Chapter Short Title Extent of Repeal
10 and 11 Eliz. 2.c. 9 The Local Government (Financial Provisions etc) (Scotland) Act 1962 In section 4, subsections (3) and (4). The first Schedule
1980 c. 45 The Water (Scotland) Act 1980 Section 40(7)
1988 c. 41 The Local Government Finance Act 1988 In Schedule 12, paragraph 37