# The Homelessness (Isles of Scilly) Order 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order modifies Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 (homelessness) as it relates to the Isles of Scilly.
It provides that a person is not eligible for assistance in the Isles of Scilly if he has not been resident there for a period of two years and six months during the period of three years immediately before his application. Where a person is not excluded from assistance under that provision, he will have a local connection with the district of that authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/797/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/homelessness-isles-of-scilly-order-1997/note
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