{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-205",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-205.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/52",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996",
  "path": "section/205",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "205",
  "heading": "Discharge of functions: introductory.",
  "text": "(1) The following sections have effect in relation to the discharge by a local housing authority of their functions under this Part to secure that accommodation is available for the occupation of a person—\nsection 206 (general provisions),\n...\nsection 208 (out-of-area placements),\nsection 209 (arrangements with private landlord).\n(2) In sections 206 and 208 those functions are referred to as the authority’s “housing functions under this Part”.\n(3) For the purposes of this section, a local housing authority's duty under section 189B(2) or 195(2) is a function of the authority to secure that accommodation is available for the occupation of a person only if the authority decide to discharge the duty by securing that accommodation is so available.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 205(1) repealed (31.7.2002 for E. and 30.9.2002 for W.) by 2002 c. 7, s. 20(1), Sch. 2 (with s. 20(4)); S.I. 2002/1799, art. 2; S.I. 2002/1736, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 205(2) substituted (31.7.2002 for E. and 30.9.2002 for W.) by 2002 c. 7, s. 18(1), Sch. 1 para. 18 (with s. 20(4)); S.I. 2002/1799, art. 2; S.I. 2002/1736, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 205(3) inserted (3.4.2018) by Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 (c. 13), ss. 6, 13(3); S.I. 2018/167, reg. 3(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 183-218 modified (3.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/797, art. 2(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/52/section/205",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:29:46.595645+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."
}