# The Homelessness (England) Regulations 2000, Regulation 6: Period prescribed for the purpose of conditions for referral of an application


For the purposes of section 198(4)(b) of the 1996 Act (referral of case to another local housing authority), the prescribed period is the aggregate of—
(a) five years; and
(b) the period beginning on the date of the previous application and ending on the date on which the applicant was first placed in pursuance of that application in accommodation in the district of the authority to whom the application is now made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/701/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/homelessness-england-regulations-2000/regulation-6
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