# The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 (Commencement and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2018, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 (“the Act”) into force.
Regulation 2 brings three provisions of the Act into force on 12th February 2018, for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made under provisions inserted by them into the Housing Act 1996.
Regulation 3 brings the whole of the Act fully into force on 3rd April 2018.
Regulation 4 makes transitional and savings provisions to ensure that amendments made by the Act do not apply in relation to an application for assistance made under section 183 of the Housing Act 1996 before 3rd April 2018, or to a review requested under section 202(1) of the Housing Act 1996 before that date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/167/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/homelessness-reduction-act-2017-commencement-and-transitional-and-savings-provisions-regulations-2018/note
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