2008 No. 898 (C. 42)

Housing, England And Wales

The Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 11) (England and Wales) Order 2008

Made

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 270(6) and (8) 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. 11) (England and Wales) Order 2008.

2

This Order applies in relation to England and Wales.

Commencement2

1

In so far as it is not already in force2, Part 5 of (and Schedule 8 to) the Housing Act 2004 (“the Act”) shall come into force on 6th April 2008.

2

The duties under sections 155 to 159 of the Act shall apply subject to the Home Information Pack (No.2) Regulations 20073.

Kay AndrewsParliamentary Under-Secretary of StateDepartment for Communities and Local Government
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings Part 5 of (and Schedule 8 to) the Housing Act 2004 fully in force in England and Wales on 6th April 2008. These provisions relate to home information packs.

Earlier commencement orders brought into force Part 5 on a phased basis as applied to residential properties of different types. This order brings into force Part 5 in relation to all remaining residential properties. By virtue of the earlier commencement orders, these are properties to which regulation 17C of the Building Regulations 2000 applies (which imposes minimum energy performance requirements). Once in force, the provisions will apply to a residential property unless it is excepted under Part 6 of the Home Information Pack (No.2) Regulations 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 53

06.04.07

2007/1068

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

Sections 148 to 178, in so far as applied to residential properties with four bedrooms or more

01.08.07

2007/1668

Sections 148 to 178, in so far as applied to residential properties with three bedrooms

10.09.07

2007/2471

Sections 148 to 178, in so far as applied to residential properties with fewer than three bedrooms

14.12.07

2007/3308

Section 179

06.06.05

2005/1451

Section 181

04.07.05

2005/1729

Sections 191 to 194

06.06.05

2005/1451

Sections 212 to 215 (remainder)

06.04.07

2007/1068

Section 220 (remainder)

17.02.05

2005/326

Section 221

17.02.05

2005/326

Section 223

27.04.05

2005/1120

Section 225 (remainder)

02.01.07

2006/3191

Section 226

02.01.07

2006/3191

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), in so far as it relates to paragraphs 2 to 6, 8 to 36 and 38 to 44 of Schedule 15

06.04.06

2006/1060

Section 265(1), in so far as it relates to paragraph 47 of Schedule 15

02.01.07

2006/3191

Section 266, in so far as it relates to the repeals listed in article 2(1)(e) of S.I. No 2006/1060

06.04.06

2006/1060

Schedules 1 to 7

06.04.06

2006/1060

Schedule 10 (remainder)

06.04.07

2007/1068

Schedule 13 (remainder)

04.07.05

2005/1729

Schedule 15, paragraphs 2 to 6, 8 to 36, and 38 to 44

06.04.06

2006/1060

Schedule 15, paragraph 47

02.01.07

2006/3191

Schedule 16, in so far as it relates to the repeals listed in article 2(1)(e) of S.I. No 2006/1060

06.04.06

2006/1060

Schedule 16, in so far as it relates to the repeals listed in article 2(b) of S.I. No 2007/1068

06.04.07

2007/1068

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.No.

Sections 1 and 3

16. 06.06

2006/1535

Section 4

25.11.05

2005/3237

Sections 5 to 8

16.06.06

2006/1535

Sections 10 to 52

16.06.06

2006/1535

Section 54

16.06.06

2006/1535

Section 55 (partially)

25.11.05

2005/3237

Section 55 (remainder)

16.06.06

2006/1535

Sections 56 and 57

25.11.05

2005/3237

Sections 58 to 78

16.06.06

2006/1535

Sections 79 to 81

25.11.05

2005/3237

Sections 82 to 147

16.06.06

2006/1535

Sections 148 to 178, in so far as applied to residential properties with four bedrooms or more

01.08.07

2007/1668

Sections 148 to 178, in so far as applied to residential properties with three bedrooms

10.09.07

2007/2471

Sections 148 to 178, in so far as applied to residential properties with fewer than three bedrooms

14.12.07

2007/3308

Section 179

25.11.05

2005/3237

Section 191

14.07.05

2005/1814

Sections 192 to 194

25.11.05

2005/3237

Sections 212 to 215 (remainder)

06.04.07

2007/305

Section 225 (remainder)

13.12.07

2007/3232

Section 226

13.12.07

2007/3232

Sections 227 and 228

14.07.05

2005/1814

Sections 229 to 232

16.06.06

2006/1535

Sections 235 and 236

16.06.06

2006/1535

Section 237

25.11.05

2005/3237

Sections 238 to 243

16.06.06

2006/1535

Section 265(1) and Schedule 15 (partially)

14.07.05

2005/1814

Section 265(1) and Schedule 15 (partially)

16.06.06

2006/1535

Section 265(1) in so far as it relates to paragraph 47 of Schedule 15

13.12.07

2007/3232

Section 266 (partially)

16.06.06

2006/1535

Schedules 1 to 7

16.06.06

2006/1535

Schedule 10 (remainder)

06.04.07

2007/305

Schedule 12

14.07.05

2005/1814

Schedule 13

16.06.06

2006/1535