The Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No 5) (Wales) Order 2007

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 3232 (W.284) (C.132)

HOUSING, WALES

The Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No 5) (Wales) Order 2007

Made

12 November 2007

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by section 270(4) and (5)(c) of the Housing Act 2004(1) and now vested(2) in the Welsh Ministers, make the following Order:

Title and application

1.—(1) This Order is called the Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No 5) (Wales) Order 2007.

(2) This Order applies in relation to Wales.

Provisions coming into force on 13 December 2007

2.  The following provisions of the Housing Act 2004 come into force on 13 December 2007:

(a) section 225 insofar as it is not already in force(3);

(b) section 226;

(c) section 265(1) insofar as it relates to paragraph 47 of Schedule 15.

Jocelyn Davies

Under authority of the Minister for the Environment, Sustainability and Housing, one of the Welsh Ministers

12 November 2007

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the fifth Commencement Order made under the Housing Act 2004. It brings sections 225 (duties of local housing authorities: accommodation needs of gypsies and travellers) and 226 (guidance in relation to section 225) of, and paragraph 47 of Schedule 15 (housing strategies and statements under section 87 of the Local Government Act 2003)) to, the Housing Act 2004 into force in Wales on 13 December 2007.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Housing Act 2004 have been brought into force in Wales by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of commencement	S.I. Number
Sections 1 and 3	16 June 2006	2006/1535 (W.152)(C.54)
Section 4	25 November 2005	2005/3237 (W.242)(C.138)
Sections 5 to 8	16 June 2006	2006/1535 (W.152)(C.54)
Sections 10 to 52	16 June 2006	2006/1535 (W.152)(C.54)
Section 54	16 June 2006	2006/1535 (W.152)(C.54)
Section 55 (partially)	25 November 2005	2005/3237 (W.242)(C.138)
Section 55 (remainder)	16 June 2006	2006/1535 (W.152)(C.54)
Sections 56 and 57	25 November 2005	2005/3237 (W.242)(C.138)
Sections 58 to 78	16 June 2006	2006/1535 (W.152)(C.54)
Sections 79 to 81	25 November 2005	2005/3237 (W.242)(C.138)
Sections 82 to 147	16 June 2006	2006/1535 (W.152)(C.54)
Section 179	25 November 2005	2005/3237 (W.242)(C.138)
Section 191	14 July 2005	2005/1814 (W.144)(C.75)
Sections 192 to 194	25 November 2005	2005/3237 (W.242)(C.138)
Sections 212 to 215	6 April 2007	2007/305 (W. 24) (C. 12)
Sections 227 and 228	14 July 2005	2005/1814 (W.144)(C.75)
Sections 229 to 232	16 June 2006	2006/1535 (W.152)(C.54)
Sections 235 and 236	16 June 2006	2006/1535 (W.152)(C.54)
Section 237	25 November 2005	2005/3237 (W.242)(C.138)
Sections 238 to 243	16 June 2006	2006/1535 (W.152)(C.54)
Section 265(1) and Schedule 15 (partially)	14 July 2005	2005/1814 (W.144)(C.75)
Section 265(1) and Schedule 15 (partially)	16 June 2006	2006/1535 (W.152)(C.54)
Section 266 (partially)	16 June 2006	2006/1535 (W.152)(C.54)
Schedules 1 to 7	16 June 2006	2006/1535 (W.152)(C.54)
Schedule 10	6 April 2007	2007/305 (W. 24) (C.12)
Schedule 12	14 July 2005	2005/1814 (W.144)(C.75)
Schedule 13	16 June 2006	2006/1535 (W.152) (C.54)

(1)

2004 c. 34. The powers conferred by section 270(4) and (5) are exercisable, as respects Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales. See the definition of the “appropriate national authority” in section 261(1) of the 2004 Act.

(2)

The powers of the National Assembly for Wales under section 270(4) and (5) are transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

(3)

So far as a provision of the 2004 Act confers power to make an order or regulations exercisable by the National Assembly for Wales it came into force on the passing of that Act by virtue of section 270(2)(b) of the Act.