Day appointed2

The day appointed is 23 November 2015 for the following provisions of the Act to come into force insofar as those provisions are not already in force—

a

section 1 (overview of this Part);

b

section 2 (meaning of key terms);

c

section 3 (licensing authority);

d

section 14 (duty to maintain register in relation to rental properties) and Schedule 1 (register of private rented housing);

e

section 15 (registration by a licensing authority);

f

section 16 (duty to update information);

g

section 17 (revocation of registration);

h

section 18 (licences that may be granted);

i

section 19 (licence application requirements);

j

section 20 (fit and proper person requirement);

k

section 21 (determination of application);

l

section 22 (licence conditions);

m

section 23 (duty to update information);

n

section 24 (amendment of licence);

o

section 25 (revocation of licence);

p

section 26 (expiry and renewal of licence);

q

section 27 (licensing appeals);

r

section 36 (requests for information from authorities and use of information by authorities);

s

section 37 (power to require documents to be produced or information given);

t

section 38 (enforcement of powers to obtain information);

u

section 39 (false or misleading information);

v

section 45 (landlords who are trustees);

w

section 47 (information about applications);

x

section 48 (giving notification etc. under this Part); and

y

section 49 (interpretation of this Part and index of defined terms).