Statutory Instruments
Housing, England
Made
27th November 2006
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 270(4) and (5)(c) of the Housing Act 2004(1), makes the following Order:
1.—(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.
2. The following provisions of the Housing Act 2004 shall come into force on 2nd January 2007—
(a)section 225(2) 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 Munn
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
27th November 2006
(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.
(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 |
2004 c.34. The powers conferred by sections 270(4) and (5) are exercisable, as respects England, by the Secretary of State and, as respects Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales. See the definition of the appropriate national authority in section 261(1) of the Housing Act 2004.
So far as section 225 of the Housing Act 2004 confers power to make regulations, it came into force on the passing of that Act by virtue of section 270(2)(b).