The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provisions) Order 2009

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved

2009 No. 415 (C. 28)

Housing

The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provisions) Order 2009

Made 26th February 2009

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 322 and 325 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 20081, makes the following Order:

S-1 Citation and interpretation

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No.1 and Saving Provisions) Order 2009.

(2) In this Order—

the Act” means the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008; and

the 1996 Act” means the Housing Act 19962.

S-2 Commencement of section 314 of, and Schedule 15 to, the Act in relation to England and Wales

Commencement of section 314 of, and Schedule 15 to, the Act in relation to England and Wales

2. Section 314 (ineligible persons from abroad: statutory disregards) in so far as it relates to Part 1 of Schedule 15 to the Act (England and Wales) shall come into force on 2nd March 2009 in relation to applications—

(a) for an allocation of housing accommodation under Part VI (allocation of housing accommodation) of the 1996 Act, or

(b) for accommodation or assistance in obtaining accommodation under Part VII (homelessness) of that Act,

made on or after that date.

S-3 Commencement of section 314 of, and Schedule 15 to, the Act in relation to Scotland and Northern Ireland

Commencement of section 314 of, and Schedule 15 to, the Act in relation to Scotland and Northern Ireland

3. Section 314 in so far as it relates to Part 2 of Schedule 15 to the Act (Scotland and Northern Ireland) shall come into force on 2nd March 2009 in relation to applications—

(a) for accommodation or assistance in obtaining accommodation under Part I (provision of housing) or Part II (homeless persons) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 19873, or

(b) for housing assistance under Part II (housing the homeless) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 19884,

made on or after 2nd March 2009.

S-4 Commencement of consequential amendments and repeals

Commencement of consequential amendments and repeals

4. The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 2nd March 2009—

(a) section 314 in so far as it relates to Part 3 of Schedule 15 (consequential amendments); and

(b) section 321(1) and Schedule 16 (repeals and revocations) in so far as they relate to—

(i) the repeal of the word “or” after paragraph (e) of section 202(1) of the 1996 Act; and

(ii) the repeals relating to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 20085.

Iain Wright

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

26th February 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force, on 2nd March 2009, section 314 of, and Schedule 15 to, the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (“the Act”). The provisions commenced make changes to...

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