{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/homelessness-suitability-of-accommodation-wales-order-2006/article-2",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2006/650",
  "legislation_title": "The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Wales) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/homelessness-suitability-of-accommodation-wales-order-2006",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the 1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Housing Act 1996; and any reference to a numbered section is a reference to a section of the Housing Act 1996;\n“B&B accommodation” (“llety Gwely a Brecwast”) means commercially provided accommodation (whether or not breakfast is included)—\n(a) which is not separate and self-contained premises;\n(b) in which any of the following amenities is not available to the applicant or is shared by more than one household—\n(i) a toilet;\n(ii) personal washing facilities;\n(iii) cooking facilities;\n(c) which is not accommodation which is owned or managed by a local housing authority, a registered social landlord or a voluntary organisation as defined in section 180(3) of the Housing Act 1996; or\n(d) which is not an establishment registered under the provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000;\nand “B&B” (“Gwely a Brecwast”) is to be construed accordingly;\n“basic standard accommodation” (“llety o safon sylfaenol”) means accommodation that—\n(a) complies with all statutory requirements (such as requirements relating to fire and gas safety, planning and licences for houses in multiple occupation, where applicable); and\n(b) has a manager deemed by the local housing authority to be a fit and proper person with the ability to manage B&B accommodation;\nand “basic standard” (“safon sylfaenol”) is to be construed accordingly;\n“higher standard accommodation” (“llety o safon uwch”) means accommodation that meets—\n(a) the basic standard; and\n(b) the standards contained in the Schedule to this Order,\nand “higher standard” (“safon uwch”) is to be construed accordingly;\n“shared accommodation” (“llety a rennir”) means accommodation—\n(a) which is not separate and self-contained premises; or\n(b) in which any of the following amenities is not available to the applicant or is shared by more than one household—\n(i) a toilet;\n(ii) personal washing facilities;\n(iii) cooking facilities; or\n(c) which is not an establishment registered under the provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000;\n“small B&B” (“llety Gwely a Brecwast bach”) means—\nB&B accommodation—\n(i) where the manager resides on the premises; and\n(ii) which has fewer than 7 bedrooms available for letting.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 14"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/650/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:04:19.570013+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}