Commencement
- The Act will come into force on such day or days as the Secretary of State may appoint by regulations, except for the following sections. Section 11 (electrical safety standards) and sections 44-47 will come into force the day the Act is passed. Section 25 (Secretary of State’s duty to give direction about providing information to tenants), section 40 (housing ombudsman scheme) and section 41 (power of housing ombudsman to issue guidance to scheme members) will come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which the Act is passed.
- The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make transitional or saving provisions in connection with the coming into force of any provision of the Act. This includes the power to make different provisions for different purposes.
