
1 

(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing Act 1996 (Commencement No.6 and Savings) Order 1997.
(2) In this Order “the commencement date” means 12th February 1997.
2 
The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on the commencement date, subject to the savings in the Schedule to this Order—
 sections 124 to 128,
 section 129(1), (2), (5) and (6),
 sections 130 to 134,
 sections 136 and 137,
 section 138(1) to (3),
 section 141(1),
 sections 144 to 146, and
 section 147 to the extent that it is not already in force.
SCHEDULE
Article 2

The substitution of section 83 of Housing Act 1985 and the amendments to section 84 of and Schedule 2 to that Act (repossession: secure tenancies) shall have no effect in a case where a notice under section 83 of that Act (notice of proceedings for possession or termination) has been served before the commencement date.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
David Curry
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment
14th January 1997