# The Housing Accommodation (Persons subject to Immigration Control) (Amendment) (England) Order 1999

S.I. 1999/3057 · made 15 November 1999

Section 9(1) of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 requires a local housing authority, so far as practicable, to secure that no tenancy of, or licence to occupy, housing accommodation provided under Part II of the Housing Act 1985 (provision of housing accommodation), other than accommodation allocated under Part VI of the Housing Act 1996 (allocation of housing accommodation), is granted to a person subject to immigration control unless he is of a class specified in an order made by the Secretary of State.

Made under: Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 (Section 9)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/housing-accommodation-persons-subject-to-immigration-control-amendment-england-order-1999/pdf/uksi_19993057_en.pdf

## Introductory text

HOUSING, ENGLAND
IMMIGRATION, ENGLAND
Made 15th November 1999
Laid before Parliament 15th November 1999
Coming into force 6th December 1999
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing Accommodation (Persons subject to Immigration Control) (Amendment) (England) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 6th December 1999.
(2) This Order extends to England only.

## 2 Asylum-seekers

In the Housing Accommodation and Homelessness (Persons subject to Immigration Control) Order 1996, in article 3 (classes specified under section 9(1)), at the end, there shall be added—
“Class DG—an asylum-seeker to whom, or a dependant of an asylum-seeker to whom, a local authority is required to provide support in accordance with regulations made under Schedule 9 to the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Nick Raynsford
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
15th November 1999

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 9(1) of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 requires a local housing authority, so far as practicable, to secure that no tenancy of, or licence to occupy, housing accommodation provided under Part II of the Housing Act 1985 (provision of housing accommodation), other than accommodation allocated under Part VI of the Housing Act 1996 (allocation of housing accommodation), is granted to a person subject to immigration control unless he is of a class specified in an order made by the Secretary of State.
This Order specifies, for the purposes of that section, asylum-seekers to whom, or their dependants to whom, a local authority is required to provide support in accordance with regulations made under Schedule 9 to the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
This Order extends to England only.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3057 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-accommodation-persons-subject-to-immigration-control-amendment-england-order-1999
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