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The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Amendment) Order 1997

S.I. 1997/1741 · Made 21 July 1997 · Extends to England and Wales

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HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 21st July 1997

Laid before Parliament 30th July 1997

Coming into force 1st September 1997

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 210(2)(a) and 215(2) of the Housing Act 1996f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

F1

Order revoked (W.) (27.4.2015) by The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Wales) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1268), arts. 1(2), 9(1)(b) (with art. 9(2))

Footnotes

f1

1996 c. 52.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) Order 1996
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementF1I1

This Order may be cited as the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st September 1997.

2Amendment to the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) Order 1996F1I1

In the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) Order 1996f1, at the end add—

“Circumstances in which accommodation is not to be regarded as suitable

3

For the purposes of section 197(1) of the Housing Act 1996 (duty where other suitable accommodation available), accommodation shall not be regarded as suitable unless the local housing authority are satisfied that it will be available for occupation by the applicant for at least two years beginning with the date on which he secures it.”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment

Hiliary Armstrong

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

14th July 1997

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Win Griffiths

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

21st July 1997

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that, for the purposes of section 197(1) of the Housing Act 1996 (duty where other suitable accommodation available), accommodation shall not be regarded as suitable unless the local housing authority are satisfied that it will be available for occupation by the applicant for at least two years beginning with the date on which he secures it.