The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2012/2588 |
| Year | 2012 |
2012 No. 2588
Housing
The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Made 11th October 2012
Laid before Parliament 17th October 2012
Coming into force 8th November 2012
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 160ZA(4), 172(4), 185(3) and 215(2) of the Housing Act 19961:
Citation, commencement and application
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 8th November 2012.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.
Amendment of the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) Regulations 2006
2.—(1) The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) Regulations 20062are amended as follows.
(2) After regulation 4(1)(b)(ii), insert—
“(iii)
“(iii) is a derivative right to reside to which he is entitled under regulation 15A(1) of the EEA Regulations, but only in a case where the right exists under that regulation because the applicant satisfies the criteria in regulation 15A(4A) of those Regulations; or
(iv)
(iv) is derived from Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in a case where the right to reside arises because a British citizen would otherwise be deprived of the genuine enjoyment of the substance of their rights as a European Union citizen; or”.
(3) For regulation 4(1)(c) substitute—
“(c)
“(c) his only right to reside in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Republic of Ireland—
(i) is a right equivalent to one of those mentioned in sub-paragraphs (b)(i),(ii) or (iii) which is derived from the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; or
(ii) is derived from Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in a case where the right to reside —
(a) in the Republic of Ireland arises because an Irish citizen, or
(b) in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man arises because a British citizen also entitled to reside there
would otherwise be deprived of the genuine enjoyment of the substance of their rights as a European Union citizen.”.
(4) After sub-paragraph 6(1)(b)(ii), insert—
“(iii)
“(iii) is a derivative right to reside to which he is entitled under regulation 15A(1) of the EEA Regulations, but only in a case where the right exists under that regulation because the applicant satisfies the criteria in regulation 15A(4A) of those Regulations; or
(iv)
(iv) is derived from Article 20...
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