The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st March 2007.

Eligibility of accession State workers

2.—(1) The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1), for “the Accession Regulations” there shall be substituted—

““the Accession Regulations 2004” means the Accession (Immigration and Worker Registration) Regulations 2004(2);

“the Accession Regulations 2006” means the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006(3);”.

(3) For regulation 3(2)(c) there shall be substituted—

“(c) a person who is treated as a worker for the purpose of the definition of “qualified person” in regulation 6(1) of the EEA Regulations pursuant to either—

(i) regulation 5 of the Accession Regulations 2004 (application of the 2006 Regulations in relation to accession State worker requiring registration), or

(ii) regulation 6 of the Accession Regulations 2006 (right of residence of an accession State national subject to worker authorisation);”.

(4) For regulation 4(2)(c) there shall be substituted—

“(c) a person who is treated as a worker for the purpose of the definition of “qualified person” in regulation 6(1) of the EEA Regulations pursuant to either—

(i) regulation 5 of the Accession Regulations 2004 (application of the 2006 Regulations in relation to accession State worker requiring registration), or

(ii) regulation 6 of the Accession Regulations 2006 (right of residence of an accession State national subject to worker authorisation);”.

Transitional provisions

3.  The amendments made by these Regulations shall not have effect in relation to an applicant whose application for—

(a) an allocation of housing accommodation under the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981; or

(b) housing assistance under Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988,

was made before 1st March 2007.

Peter Hain

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office

18th January 2007