Provisions coming into force on 3rd April 20183
The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 3rd April 2018—
a
section 1 (meaning of “threatened with homelessness”);
b
section 2 (duty to provide advisory services);
c
section 3 (duty to assess all eligible applicants’ cases and agree a plan);
d
section 4 (duty in cases of threatened homelessness);
e
section 5 (duties owed to those who are homeless);
f
section 6 (duties to help to secure accommodation);
g
section 7 (deliberate and unreasonable refusal to co-operate: duty upon giving of notice), in so far as not already in force;
h
section 8 (local connection of a care leaver);
i
section 9 (reviews), in so far as not already in force;
j
section 10 (duty of public authority to refer cases to local housing authority), in so far as not already in force;
k
section 11 (codes of practice);
l
section 12 (suitability of private rented sector accommodation).