# The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Wales) Order 2006, Article 6: Exceptions


(1) Article 5 does not apply where—
(a) the person occupies a basic standard B&B for a period, or a total of periods, which does not exceed 2 weeks;
(b) the person occupies a higher standard B&B for a period or a total of periods which does not exceed 6 weeks;
(c) the person occupies a basic standard small B&B for a period or a total of periods which does not exceed 6 weeks, and the local housing authority has, before the expiry of the two-week period referred to in sub-paragraph (a), offered suitable alternative accommodation, but the person has chosen to remain in the said B&B;
(d) the person occupies a basic standard small B&B after exercising the choice referred to in sub-paragraph (c) above, and the local housing authority has offered suitable alternative accommodation before the end of the six-week period referred to in sub-paragraph (c) above, but the person has chosen to remain in the said B&B; or
(e) the person occupies a higher standard small B&B, and the local housing authority has offered suitable alternative accommodation, before the expiry of the six-week period referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above, but the person has chosen to remain in the said B&B.
(2) If the suitable alternative accommodation offered for the purposes of paragraph (1) is shared, it must meet the higher standard.
(3) In the case of households with dependant children or a pregnant woman, the offer made under sub-paragraphs (d) or (e) must be of suitable self-contained accommodation. In the case of an applicant who is a minor, the offer must be of suitable accommodation with support.
(4) In calculating a period, or total period, of a person’s occupation of B&B accommodation for the purposes of paragraph (1), there must be disregarded—
(a) any period before 2 April 2007; 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/wsi/2006/650/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/homelessness-suitability-of-accommodation-wales-order-2006/article-6
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