2006 No. 3191 (C. 111)

Housing, England

The Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 6)(England) Order 2006

Made

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 270(4) and (5)(c) of the Housing Act 20041, makes the following Order:

Citation and application1

1

This Order may be cited as the Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 6) (England) Order 2006.

2

This Order applies in relation to England only.

Commencement2

The following provisions of the Housing Act 2004 shall come into force on 2nd January 2007—

a

section 2252 insofar as it is not already in force;

b

section 226;

c

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

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

for Communities and Local Government

Meg MunnParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Communities and Local Government
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order 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 England on 2nd January 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 England by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Section 1

06.04.06

2006/1060

Sections 3 to 8

06.04.06

2006/1060

Sections 10 to 52

06.04.06

2006/1060

Section 54

06.04.06

2006/1060

Section 55(1), (2) and (5)(a) and (b)

15.06.05

2005/1451

Section 55 (remainder)

06.04.06

2006/1060

Sections 56 and 57

15.06.05

2005/1451

Sections 58 to 71

06.04.06

2006/1060

Section 72(2), (3), (5), (6) and (7)

06.04.06

2006/1060

Section 72 (remainder)

06.07.06

2006/1060

Section 73

06.07.06

2006/1060

Section 74 (remainder)

06.07.06

2006/1060

Sections 75 to 78

06.04.06

2006/1060

Sections 79 and 80 (remainder)

15.06.05

2005/1451

Section 81

15.06.05

2005/1451

Sections 82 to 94

06.04.06

2006/1060

Section 95 (2), (4) and (6)

06.04.06

2006/1060

Section 95 (remainder)

06.07.06

2006/1060

Section 96

06.07.06

2006/1060

Section 97 (remainder)

06.07.06

2006/1060

Sections 98 to 133

06.04.06

2006/1060

Section 134 (remainder)

06.07.06

2006/1060

Sections 135 to 147

06.04.06

2006/1060

Section 179

06.06.05

2005/1451

Section 181

04.07.05

2005/1729

Sections 191 to 194

06.06.05

2005/1451

Section 220 (remainder)

17.02.05

2005/326

Section 221

17.02.05

2005/326

Section 223

27.04.05

2005/1120

Section 227

17.02.05

2005/326

Section 229 (remainder)

04.07.05

2005/1729

Sections 230 and 231

04.07.05

2005/1729

Section 232

06.04.06

2006/1060

Sections 235 and 236

06.04.06

2006/1060

Section 237

15.06.05

2005/1451

Sections 238 to 243

06.04.06

2006/1060

Section 265(1) (partially)

06.04.06

2006/1060

Section 266 (partially)

06.04.06

2006/1060

Schedules 1 to 7

06.04.06

2006/1060

Schedule 13 (remainder)

04.07.05

2005/1729