
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Secure Tenants of Local Housing Authorities (Right to Repair) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 12th February 1997.
2 
The Secure Tenants of Local Housing Authorities (Right to Repair) Regulations 1994 are amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 3(1), after “secure tenants” insert “and introductory tenants”;
(b) in regulation 3(2)
(i) for “dwelling-houses let to secure tenants” substitute, “relevant dwelling-houses”; and
(ii) at the end add—“
 In this paragraph “a relevant dwelling-house” means a dwelling-house let to a secure tenant or to an introductory tenant.”.
(c) in regulations 5(1), 5(2)(a), 7(1) and 7(3) after “secure tenant” insert “or intro-ductory tenant”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
David Curry
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment
14th January 1997William Hague
Secretary of State for Wales
16th January 1997