# The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2003, Article 4: Exceptions


(1) Article 3 does not apply—
(a) where no accommodation other than B&B accommodation is available for occupation by an applicant with family commitments; and
(b) the applicant occupies B&B accommodation for a period, or a total of periods, which does not exceed 6 weeks.
(2) In calculating the period, or total period, of an applicant’s occupation of B&B accommodation for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), there shall be disregarded—
(a) any period before 1st April 2004; and
(b) where a local housing authority is subject to the duty under section 193 by virtue of section 200(4), any period before that authority became subject to that duty.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3326/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/homelessness-suitability-of-accommodation-england-order-2003/article-4
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