Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

Homelessness and allocation of housing

314Ineligible persons from abroad: statutory disregards

Schedule 15 (which amends Parts 6 and 7 of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) in relation to certain ineligible persons from abroad and which makes related provision, including provision for Scotland and Northern Ireland) has effect.

315Armed forces: local connection test

In section 199 of the Housing Act 1996 (local connection test for homelessness and housing allocation purposes: different treatment of armed forces) omit—

(a)subsection (2),

(b)in subsection (3), paragraph (a) and the “or” following it,

(c)subsection (4), and

(d)in subsection (5), the word “other”.