The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing and Local Government) Order 2010

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Government of Wales Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). The Order extends the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales to make laws known as Measures of the National Assembly for Wales (referred to in the 2006 Act as “Assembly Measures”). The legislative competence conferred by this Order is subject to general limitations on the exercise of that legislative competence, which apply by virtue of section 94 of, and Schedule 5 to, the 2006 Act.

Article 2 inserts matters 11.2 to 11.8 and interpretation provisions into field 11 (housing) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the 2006 Act.

Matter 11.2 is about social housing providers.

Matter 11.3 is about specified social housing bodies.

Matter 11.4 is about tenure of social housing and other arrangements under which social housing is provided.

Matter 11.5 is about disposals of social housing and land held or used for connected purposes.

Matter 11.6 is about the provision of advice and non-financial assistance to people in respect of their obtaining, and living in, housing.

Matter 11.7 is about provision by local authorities of caravan sites for use by Gypsies and Travellers.

Matter 11.8 is about homelessness.

Article 3 inserts matter 12.18 into field 12 (local government) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the 2006 Act. The matter is about council tax payable in respect of dwellings that are not the main residence of an individual.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order since the effect of this Order is only to confer competence on the National Assembly for Wales to legislate.