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).