The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Banning Order Offences) Regulations 2017
Draft 2017, ISBN 9780111162224
Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 214(2)(b) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Housing, England
Made ***
Coming into force 6th April 2018
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(3) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016f1, makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 214(2)(b) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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Contents
- 1Citation, commencement and application
- 2Interpretation
- 3Banning order offences
- Signature
- Schedule OFFENCES
- Explanatory note
1Citation, commencement and application
These Regulations may be cited as the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Banning Order Offences) Regulations 2017.
These Regulations come into force on 6th April 2018.
These Regulations apply only in relation to offences committed after these Regulations come into force.
2Interpretation
In these Regulations—
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“associated person” has the meaning given by section 178 of the Housing Act 1996f1; and
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“tenant”, in relation to housing, includes a person who has a licence to occupy housing.
3Banning order offences
The following offences are banning order offencesf1—
an offence listed in any of items 1 to 5 of the Schedule, unless the sentence imposed on the person convicted of the offence (“the offender”) is an absolute discharge or a conditional discharge;
an offence listed in item 6 of the Schedule;
an offence listed in any of items 7 to 14 of the Schedule if—
the offence was committed against or in collusion with a tenant occupying any housing (or another person occupying that housing with the tenant) or the offence was committed at or in relation to that housing;
at the time the offence was committed, the offender was the residential landlord or property agent of that housing or an officer of a body corporate who was the residential landlord or property agent of that housing; and
the offender was sentenced for the offence in the Crown Court.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Name
Title
Department for Communities and Local Government
Date
OFFENCES
| Item | Statute | Provision | Offence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Protection from Eviction Act 1977f1 | Section 1(2), (3) and (3A) | Unlawful eviction and harassment of occupier |
| 2. | Criminal Law Act 1977f2 | Section 6(1) | Violence for securing entry |
| 3. | Housing Act 2004f3 | Section 30(1) | Failing to comply with an improvement notice |
| Section 32(1) | Failing to comply with a prohibition order | ||
| Section 72(1), (2) and (3) | Offences in relation to licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation | ||
| Section 95(1) and (2) | Offences in relation to licensing of houses under Part 3 | ||
| Section 139(7) | Contravention of an overcrowding notice | ||
| Section 234(3) | Failure to comply with management regulations in respect of Houses in Multiple Occupation | ||
| Section 238(1) | False or misleading information | ||
| 4. | Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005f4 | Article 32(1) and (2) | Fire safety offences |
| 5. | Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974f5 | Section 33(1)(c) where a person contravenes any requirement specified in regulation 36 of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998f6 | Gas safety offences - duties on landlords |
| 6. | Immigration Act 2014f7 | Section 33A(1) and (10) | Residential tenancies – landlord offences |
| Section 33B(2) and (4) | Residential tenancies – agent offences | ||
| 7. | Fraud Act 2006f8 | Section 1(1) | Fraud |
| Section 6(1) | Possession etc. of articles for use in frauds | ||
| Section 7(1) | Making or supplying articles for use in frauds | ||
| Section 9(1) | Participating in fraudulent business carried on by sole trader etc. | ||
| Section 11(1) | Obtaining services dishonestly | ||
| Section 12(2) | Liability of company officers for offences by company | ||
| 8. | Criminal Justice Act 2003f9 | Schedule 15 | Specified violent and sexual offences |
| 9. | Misuse of Drugs Act 1971f10 | Section 8 | Occupiers etc. of premises to be punishable for permitting certain activities to take place there |
| Section 9 | Prohibition of certain activities relating to opium | ||
| Section 9A(1) and (3) | Prohibition of supply etc. of articles for administering or preparing controlled drugs | ||
| Section 18(1), (2), (3) and (4) | Miscellaneous offences | ||
| Section 19 | Attempts etc. to commit offences | ||
| Section 20 | Assisting in or inducing commission outside United Kingdom of offence punishable under a corresponding law | ||
| Section 21 | Offences by corporations | ||
| 10. | Proceeds of Crime Act 2002f11 | Section 327 | Concealing etc. criminal property |
| Section 328 | Arrangements | ||
| Section 329 | Acquisition, use and possession | ||
| 11. | Protection from Harassment Act 1997f12 | Section 2 | Offence of harassment |
| Section 2A | Offence of stalking | ||
| 12. | Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014f13 | Section 30 | Breach of criminal behaviour order |
| Section 48 | Failure to comply with a community protection notice | ||
| 13. | Criminal Damage Act 1971f14 | Section 1(1) | Destroying or damaging property |
| Section 2 | Threats to destroy or damage property | ||
| Section 3 | Possessing anything with intent to destroy or damage property | ||
| 14. | Theft Act 1968f15 | Section 7 | Theft |
| Section 9 | Burglary | ||
| Section 21 | Blackmail | ||
| Section 22 | Handling stolen goods |
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Part 2 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) (“the Act”) makes provision for the imposition of banning orders. Section 15 of the Act confers power on local housing authorities in England to apply to the First-tier Tribunal for a banning order against a person who has been convicted of a banning order offence. Section 16 confers power on the First-tier Tribunal to make a banning order against that person if that person was a residential landlord or property agent at the time the offence was committed. Section 14 defines “banning order” and “banning order offence” for the purposes of Part 2 of the Act (rogue landlords and property agents in England). Section 14(3) confers power on the Secretary of State to make regulations specifying the description of what constitutes a “banning order offence”. Regulation 3 and the Schedule to these Regulations specify those offences.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.