Housing Act 1957
Housing Act 1957 (1957 c. 56)
- Housing Act 1957 (1957 c. 56)
- PART I General Provisions as respects Local Authorities
- 1 Local authorities for purposes of this Act
- 2 Approval by Minister of proposals for exercise of local authorities' functions under Parts II and III
- 3 Duty of local authority to inspect district and keep records
- PART II Provisions for securing the repair, maintenance and sanitary condition of houses
- Definition of Standard of Fitness
- 4 Matters to be taken into account in determining whether a house is unfit
- 5 Prohibition of back-to-back houses
- Obligation of Lessors of Small Houses
- 6 Conditions to be implied on the letting of small houses
- 7 Application of foregoing section to houses occupied by agricultural workers otherwise than as tenants
- 8 Information to be given to tenants of working-class houses
- Unfit premises capable of repair at reasonable cost
- 9 Power of local authority to require repair of unfit house
- 10 Enforcement of notice requiring execution of works
- 11 Right of appeal
- 12 Power of local authority to buy house found on appeal not to be capable of repair at reasonable cost
- 13 Recovery by lessees of proportion of cost of execution of works
- 14 Charging orders in favour of owner executing works
- 15 Form, effect, etc. of charging orders
- Unfit premises beyond repair at reasonable cost
- 16 Power of local authority to accept undertaking as to reconstruction or use of unfit house
- 17 Duty of local authority to make demolition or closing order or to purchase house where no undertaking is accepted
- 18 Power to make a closing order as to part of a building
- 19 Service of notice of demolition or closing order or intention to purchase
- 20 Right of appeal against demolition order, etc.
- 21 Content of demolition order
- 22 Demolition orders: recovery of possession of building to be demolished
- 23 Demolition orders: enforcement
- 24 Demolition orders: power to permit reconstruction of condemned house
- 25 Demolition orders: cleansing before demolition
- 26 Demolition orders: substitution of closing order in case of house included in building preservation order, etc.
- 27 Closing orders: general provisions
- 28 Closing orders: substitution of demolition order
- 29 Provisions as to purchase of condemned houses
- 30 Payments in respect of condemned houses which have been well maintained
- 31 Temporary provisions for payments to owner-occupiers and others
- 32 Payments to persons displaced
- Protection of owners
- 33 Provisions for protection of owners of houses
- Transitory provisions as respects existing demolition orders
- 34 Temporary occupation of houses subject to existing demolition orders
- 35 Retention of houses subject to existing demolition orders and required to support other buildings
- Houses let in lodgings
- 36 Power to require execution of works or reduction of number of occupants of house
- Supplemental
- 37 Date of operation of notices, demands and orders subject to appeal
- 38 Provisions as to appeals under Part II
- 39 Interpretation of Part II
- 40 Saving for certain restrictions in Part III
- 41 Local authority for Part II in London
- PART III Clearance and Re-development
- Clearance Areas
- 42 Power to declare an area to be a clearance area
- 43 Method of dealing with clearance area
- 44 Clearance orders: general provisions
- 45 Clearance orders: recovery of possession of buildings to be demolished
- 46 Clearance orders: temporary retention of houses let to local authorities
- 47 Treatment of land acquired by local authority
- 48 Temporary retention of unfit houses acquired by local authority
- 49 Provisions with respect to property originally belonging to a local authority
- 50 Arrangements where acquisition of land in a clearance area found to be unnecessary
- 51 Power of local authority to purchase cleared land which owners have failed to re-develop
- 52 Local authority for clearance areas in London
- Transitory provisions as respects houses in clearance areas
- 53 Temporary occupation of houses subject to existing clearance orders
- 54 Power to purchase buildings subject to existing clearance orders
- Re-development Areas
- 55 Duty of local authority to secure re-development
- 56 Re-development plan
- 57 Purchase of land for purposes of re-development
- 58 Local authority for re-development areas in London
- General provisions as to land affected by provisions of Part III
- 59 Compensation for land purchased compulsorily
- 60 Payments in respect of well maintained houses
- 61 Temporary provisions for payments to owner-occupiers and others
- 62 Power of entry on land to be purchased by agreement under Part III or appropriated for the purposes of clearance areas
- 63 Power of local authority to make allowances to persons displaced
- 64 Extinguishment of rights of way, easements, etc.
- 65 Provisions as to apparatus of statutory undertakers
- 66 Power to construct streets in clearance areas in London
- Costs of opposing orders, etc.
- 67 Provisions as to costs of persons opposing orders and as to costs of Minister
- Re-development and re-conditioning by owners
- 68 Re-development by owners
- 69 Certificates as to condition of houses
- 70 Re-development, &c, by owners: excepted cases
- 71 Local authority for re-development, etc., by owners in London
- Demolition of obstructive buildings
- 72 Power of local authority to order demolition of obstructive building
- 73 Recovery of possession of building subject to demolition order under Part III
- 74 Effect of order for demolition of obstructive building
- 75 Local authority for demolition of obstructive buildings in London
- PART IV Abatement of Overcrowding
- General provisions
- 76 Duty of local authority to inspect and to make reports and proposals as to overcrowding
- 77 Definition of overcrowding
- 78 Offences in relation to overcrowding
- 79 Power of Minister to increase the permitted number temporarily to meet exceptional conditions
- 80 Power of local authority to authorise the temporary use of a house by persons in excess of the permitted number
- 81 Entries in rent books, information and certificates with respect to the permitted number
- 82 Information as to rights and duties as respects overcrowding
- 83 Duty of landlord to inform local authority of overcrowding
- 84 Right of landlord to obtain possession of overcrowded house
- 85 Enforcement of Part IV
- 86 Duty of medical officers to furnish particulars of overcrowding
- 87 Definitions for purposes of Part IV
- 88 Local authority for overcrowding in London
- 89 Contributions by London County Council to expenses in relation to overcrowding
- Overcrowding in houses let in lodgings
- 90 Overcrowding in houses let in lodgings
- PART V Provision of housing accommodation
- General powers and duties of local authorities
- 91 Periodical review of housing conditions by local authorities
- 92 Mode of provision of accommodation
- 93 Supplementary powers of providing buildings or land in connection with provision of accommodation
- 94 Power to provide furniture
- 95 Power to provide board and laundry facilities
- 96 Power of local authority to acquire land for provision of accommodation
- 97 Procedure for acquiring land
- 98 Continuance of tenancies of houses compulsorily acquired and to be used for housing purposes
- 99 Appropriation of land for provision of accommodation
- 100 Power to make allowances to persons displaced by purchase under Part V
- 101 Power of entry on land to be purchased by agreement or appropriated for the purposes of Part V
- 102 Land in New Forest
- 103 Power to acquire water rights for houses provided
- 104 Power of disposing of houses provided under Part V
- 105 Other powers of dealing with land acquired or appropriated for provision of accommodation
- 106 Power of Minister to impose conditions on sale of houses and land
- 107 Powers relating to development of land
- 108 Execution of works in connection with housing operation by local authority outside their own area
- 109 Responsibility for roads constructed by local authority outside their own area
- 110 Adjustment of differences between local authorities as to carrying out proposals
- Management, &c, of local authority's houses
- 111 General responsibility for local authority's houses
- 112 Byelaws for regulation of local authority's houses
- 113 Conditions to be observed in management of local authority's houses
- 114 Reservation of houses for agricultural population
- 115 Power to establish Housing Management Commissions
- Special provisions for rural districts
- 116 Responsibility of county councils in respect of housing conditions in rural districts
- 117 Agreements by county council for assisting rural district councils in provision of accommodation
- 118 Minister's power to assist rural district councils by acquiring land and erecting houses
- Housing associations
- 119 Power of local authorities and county councils to promote and assist housing associations
- 120 Arrangements with housing associations for provision of housing
- 121 Arrangements with housing associations for improvement of housing
- 122 Power of local authorities to sell furniture to persons housed by housing associations
- 123 Unification of conditions affecting housing associations' houses
- 124 Power of Minister to recognise central housing association
- Development corporations
- 125 Provision of housing accommodation by development corporations
- Miscellaneous
- 126 Power of county councils to provide houses for their employees
- 127 Power of companies, &c, to provide houses for working classes
- 128 Trusts for provision of houses for working classes
- 129 Power of corporate bodies to sell or let land for housing purposes
- 130 Power of water and gas companies to supply on favourable terms
- 131 Exercise of Public Health Act powers for purposes of Part V
- Provisions as to London
- 132 Local authority for Part V in London other than City
- 133 Exercise by local authorities in London of certain powers for the purposes of Part V
- Scilly Isles
- 134 Provision of housing accommodation in Isles of Scilly
- PART VI Financial Provisions
- Expenses of local authorities
- 135 Expenses of rural district councils and county councils
- Borrowing
- 136 Power of local authorities to borrow for purposes of Act
- 137 Borrowing in connection with operations carried out by local authority outside its own area
- 138 Power to issue local housing bonds
- 139 Loans by Public Works Loan Commissioners to local authorities
- 140 Power of local authorities to lend to other authorities
- Subscription to local savings committees
- 141 Subscriptions by local authorities to local savings committees
- Capital moneys
- 142 Application of purchase money, etc.
- PART VII General
- Central Housing Advisory Committee
- 143 Central Housing Advisory Committee
- Re-housing
- 144 Re-housing obligations of undertakers
- Provisions as to building byelaws, &c
- 145 Building byelaws not to apply to certain buildings
- 146 Relaxation of Building Acts or byelaws in London
- 147 Power of Minister to prescribe a code of byelaws for new streets
- 148 Power of Minister to revoke unreasonable byelaws
- Provisions as to acquisition, &c. of Land
- 149 Protection of amenities of locality, &c
- 150 Provisions as to commons and open spaces
- 151 Power of local authorities to enforce covenants against owner for the time being of land
- 152 Compensation in certain cases of subsidence
- 153 Donations for housing purposes
- Procedure of local authorities: Official representations
- 154 Joint action by local authorities
- 155 Buildings situated in districts of more than one local authority
- 156 References by local authority to Public Health and Housing Committee
- 157 Official representations
- Recovery of possession, entry, &c
- 158 Recovery of possession of controlled houses
- 159 Power of entry for inspection, &c
- 160 Penalty for obstructing execution of Act
- 161 Penalty for preventing execution of repairs, &c
- Powers of the court for housing purposes
- 162 Power of court to determine lease where premises demolished
- 163 Power of court to authorise owner to execute works on default of another owner
- 164 Power of court to authorise examination of works on unfit premises or for improvement
- 165 Power of court to authorise conversion of houses into several tenements
- Notices, orders, &c
- 166 Authentication of orders, notices, &c
- 167 Authentication of certificates
- 168 Service of notices, &c., on local authorities
- 169 Service of notices, &c, on persons other than local authorities
- 170 Power of local authority to require information as to ownership of premises
- Default of local authorities
- 171 Powers of county council and Minister in the event of default of rural district council
- 172 Powers of Minister in event of default by county council in the exercise of transferred powers
- 173 Power of Minister in the event of default of local authority other than rural district council
- 174 Provisions as to orders directing county council to perform obligations of urban district council
- 175 Provisions as to exercise by Minister of powers of a local authority
- 176 Power to vary and revoke certain orders relating to defaults
- 177 Power of London County Council in the event of default of metropolitan borough council
- General Powers of Minister
- 178 Power of Minister to prescribe forms, etc.
- 179 Dispensation with advertisements and notices
- 180 Provisions as to orders made by Minister
- 181 Local inquiries and reports
- 182 Arrangements between the Minister and other Departments
- Miscellaneous provisions as to London
- 183 Relations between local authorities in London
- 184 Agreements between the London County Council and other authorities in London
- 185 Agreements between the London County Council and neighbouring authorities as to provision of houses
- 186 Provisions as to medical officers of health in London
- 187 Provisions as to City of London
- PART VIII Supplemental
- 188 Powers of Act to be cumulative
- 189 Interpretation
- 190 Consequential amendments
- 191 Repeal and savings
- 192 Construction of references to this Act and to enactments repealed
- 193 Short title, commencement and extent
- SCHEDULES
- FIRST SCHEDULE Compulsory Purchase of Land under Part II
- SECOND SCHEDULE Payments in respect of Unfit Houses
- PART I Ascertainment of Amount Payable for Well-maintained Houses
- PART II Payments to Owner-Occupiers and others in respect of Unfit Houses Purchased or Demolished
- Private dwellings
- Business premises
- Interpretation
- THIRD SCHEDULE Compulsory Purchase of Land under Part III
- PART I Procedure for Authorising Compulsory Purchases
- General
- Procedure for orders for the compulsory purchase of land within, surrounded by or adjoining a clearance area
- Procedure for orders for compulsory purchase of land for purposes of re-development
- PART II Incorporation of Enactments
- PART III Rules as to the Assessment of Compensation where Land Purchased otherwise than at Site Value
- FOURTH SCHEDULE Validity and Date of Operation of Certain Orders under Part III
- FIFTH SCHEDULE Clearance Orders
- SIXTH SCHEDULE Number of Persons permitted to use a House for Sleeping
- ANNEX
- SEVENTH SCHEDULE Compulsory Purchase of Land under Part V
- EIGHTH SCHEDULE Local Housing Bonds
- NINTH SCHEDULE Rehousing by Undertakers
- TENTH SCHEDULE Adaptation of References to Enactments in Housing Acts
- The Local Government Act, 1933
- The County Courts Act, 1934
- The London Government Act, 1939
- The Town and Country Planning Act, 1944
- The Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954
- The Requisitioned Houses and Housing (Amendment) Act, 1955
- The Rent Act, 1957
- ELEVENTH SCHEDULE Repeals
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