The Allocation of Housing (Qualification Criteria for Right to Move) (England) Regulations 2015
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Citation | SI 2015/967 |
| Year | 2015 |
2015No. 967
HOUSING, ENGLAND
The Allocation of Housing (Qualification Criteria for Right to Move) (England) Regulations 2015
26thMarch2015
27thMarch2015
20thApril2015
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 160ZA(8)(b) and 172(4) of the Housing Act 1996( 1), makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application
1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Allocation of Housing (Qualification Criteria for Right to Move) (England) Regulations 2015.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 20th April 2015.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.
Interpretation
2. Any reference in these Regulations to a section is a reference to a section of the Housing Act 1996.
Criterion that may not be used in deciding what classes of persons are not qualifying persons
3.-(1) In deciding whether a person is a qualifying person under section 160ZA(7), a local housing authority may not use the criterion set out in paragraph (2) if the allocation involves a transfer of housing accommodation for that person from the district of another local housing authority in England.
(2) The criterion is that a relevant person must have a local connection with the district of the local housing authority.
(3) In this regulation "local connection" has the meaning given by section 199.
Relevant person
4. For the purposes of regulation 3, a relevant person is a person who-
(a) falls within section 159(4A)(a) or (b)( 2),(b) is to be given reasonable preference under section 166A(3)(e)( 3), and(c) has a need to move falling within regulation 5(1).Need to move
5.-(1) Subject to paragraph (2), for the purposes of regulation 4, a relevant person has a need to move because the...
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