Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977

1. Introductory Text

2. Homelessness and threatened homelessness

   1. 1. Homeless persons and persons threatened with homelessness

   2. 2. Priority need for accommodation

   3. 3. Preliminary duties of housing authorities in cases of possible homelessness, etc.

   4. 4. Duties of housing authorities to homeless persons and persons threatened with homelessness

   5. 5. Responsibility as between housing authorities

   6. 6. Provisions supplementary to sections 4 and 5

   7. 7. Protection for property

   8. 8. Duties of notification

   9. 9. Co-operation between authorities

   10. 10. Power to charge

   11. 11. Offences

   12. 12. Guidance to authorities by Secretary of State

3. Finance, property and staff

   1. 13. Financial and other assistance to voluntary organisations concerned with homelessness, etc.

   2. 14. Transfers of property and staff

4. Supplementary

   1. 15. Orders

   2. 16. Meaning of "accommodation available for occupation"

   3. 17. Persons intentionally homeless or threatened with homelessness

   4. 18. Meaning of "local connection"

   5. 19. General interpretation

   6. 20. Repeals and consequential amendments

   7. 21. Citation and extent

5. 1. SCHEDULE

      Repeals