Housing Act 1935
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to make further and better provision for the abatement and prevention of overcrowding, the re-development of urban areas in connection with the provision of housing accommodation therein, and the reconditioning of buildings, to make provision for the establishment of a housing advisory committee and of commissions for the management of local authorities' houses, to amend the enactments relating to the housing operations of public utility societies and other bodies, to provide for the consolidation of housing accounts, to amend the enactments relating to housing; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. |
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| Citation | 25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 40 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 2 August 1935 |
| Commencement | 2 August 1935 |
| Repealed | 1 April 1986 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by |
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| Repealed by | Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Housing Act 1935 (25 & 26 Geo. 5. c. 40) was an act of the Parliament in the United Kingdom. It required every local authority to submit a programme of building and demolition aimed at eliminating slums from their area.