Housing, Town Planning, etc. Act 1909

Housing, Town Planning, etc. Act 1909
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the Law relating to the Housing of the Working Classes, to provide for the making of Town Planning schemes, and to make further provision with respect to the appointment and duties of County Medical Officers of Health, and to provide for the establishment of Public Health and Housing Committees of County Councils.
Citation	9 Edw. 7. c. 44
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland;
Dates
Royal assent	3 December 1909
Commencement	3 December 1909
Repealed	23 May 1950
Other legislation
Amends	Local Government Act 1888; Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890; Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890 Amendment (Scotland) Act 1896; Housing of the Working Classes Act 1900; Housing of the Working Classes Act 1903;
Amended by	Housing, &c. Act 1923; Housing Act 1925; Housing (Scotland) Act 1925; Town Planning Act 1925; Settled Land Act 1925; Local Government Act 1933; Housing Act 1936; Public Health Act 1936; Public Health (London) Act 1936;
Repealed by	Statute Law Revision Act 1950
Relates to	Public Health Act 1875
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Housing, Town Planning, etc. Act 1909 (9 Edw. 7. c. 44) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which prevented the building of "back-to-back" houses. The act also meant local authorities must introduce systems of town planning and meant homes had to be built to certain legal standards.

The act was the first piece of British legislation to use the term 'town planning'.