Provisions coming into force on 6th April 20174
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 6th April 2017—
a
sections 40 to 46 (rent repayment orders) for the purpose only of conferring power on the First-tier Tribunal to make a rent repayment order where a landlord has committed an offence mentioned in rows 1 to 6 of the table in section 40(3);
b
section 48 (duty to consider applying for rent repayment orders) for the purpose only of requiring a local housing authority to consider applying for a rent repayment order where a landlord has committed an offence mentioned in rows 1 to 6 of the table in section 40(3);
c
sections 47(1) and (2) and 49 to 52 (further provisions relating to rent repayment orders);
d
section 53 (appeals from the first-tier tribunal);
e
sections 54 to 56 (interpretation of Part 2 of the Act);
f
section 126 and Schedule 9 (financial penalty as alternative to prosecution under the Housing Act 2004) in so far as not already in force;
g
sections 128 and 129 (housing information in England);
h
section 131 (limitation of administration charges: costs of proceedings);
i
section 160 (development consent for projects that involve housing);
j
section 183 and paragraphs 1 to 7 of Schedule 15 (notice of general vesting declaration procedure) in so far as not already in force;
k
section 196(3) (interest on advance payments of compensation paid late) for the purpose only of making regulations under section 52B(4) of the Land Compensation Act 19733.