119Homelessness: Scotland and Northern Ireland
(1)A person subject to immigration control—
(a)is not eligible for accommodation or assistance under the homelessness provisions, and
(b)is to be disregarded in determining for the purposes of those provisions, whether another person—
(i)is homeless or is threatened with homelessness, or
(ii)has a priority need for accommodation,
unless he is of a class specified in an order made by the Secretary of State.
(2)An order under subsection (1) may not be made so as to include in a specified class any person to whom section 115 applies.
(3)“The homelessness provisions” means—
(a)in relation to Scotland, Part II of the [1987 c. 26.] Housing (Scotland) Act 1987; and
(b)in relation to Northern Ireland, Part II of the [S.I. 1988/1990 (N.I. 13).] Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988.
(4)“Person subject to immigration control” has the same meaning as in section 118.