Housing (Amendment) Act, 1956

PART III.

Control of Certain Premises.

Amendment of sections 7, 8 and 9 of Act of 1948.

12.—(1) Subsection (1) of section 7 of the Act of 1948 is hereby amended by the substitution of “for dwelling purposes the whole or part of” for “as a dwelling house”.

(2) Subsection (1) of section 8 of the Act of 1948 is hereby amended by the substitution of “for dwelling purposes the whole or part of” for “as a dwelling house”.

(3) Section 9 of the Act of 1948 is hereby amended by the substitution of “for dwelling purposes of the whole or part” for “as a dwelling house” where the latter words occur firstly.

(4) Section 7 or section 8 of the Act of 1948, as amended by this section, shall not apply in the case of a use otherwise than for dwelling purposes of part only of a habitable house where that part of the house was so used immediately before the passing of this Act.

(5) Section 8 of the Act of 1948, as amended by subsection (2) of this section, shall continue in force until the 31st day of December, 1958.