This Order designates the parishes listed in the Schedule as rural areas for the purposes of section 157(1) of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) (“the Act”). It also provides for the City of Colchester and the district of East Hampshire to be designated regions for the purposes of section 157(3) of the Act in relation to dwelling-houses situated in the designated rural areas falling within the City of Colchester and the district of East Hampshire, respectively.