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Section 210 Suitability of accommodation.I1C1C2

England and Wales

(1)

In determining for the purposes of this Part whether accommodation is suitable for a person, the local housing authority shall have regard to F1 Parts 9 and 10 of the Housing Act 1985 (slum clearance F2 and overcrowding) and Parts 1 to 4 of the Housing Act 2004 .

(2)

The Secretary of State may by order specify—

(a)

circumstances in which accommodation is or is not to be regarded as suitable for a person, and

(b)

matters to be taken into account or disregarded in determining whether accommodation is suitable for a person.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 210 substituted (6.4.2006 for E., 16.6.2006 for W.) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), s. 270(4)(5)(f), Sch. 15 para. 43(a); S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.); S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(b) (with Sch.)

F2

Words in s. 210 substituted (6.4.2006 for E., 16.6.2006 for W.) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), s. 270(4)(5)(f), Sch. 15 para. 43(b); S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.); S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(b) (with Sch.)

Modifications

C1

Ss. 183-218 modified (3.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/797, art. 2(1)

C2

S. 210 modified (temp.) (6.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/3126, arts.6, 7

Commencement

I1

S. 210 wholly in force 20.1.1997: s. 210 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 232(1)-(3); s. 210(2) in force at 1.10.1996 by S.I. 1996/2402, art. 3 (with transitional provisions and savings in the Sch.); s. 210 in force at 20.1.1997 to the extent it is not already in force by S.I. 1996/2959, art. 2

Notes on Part VII

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Pt. VII title inserted (27.4.2015) by Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 7), s. 145(3), Sch. 3 para. 4; S.I. 2015/1272, art. 2, Sch. para. 53 (with art. 7)

Modifications

C1

Pt. VII (ss. 175-218) modified (20.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/3205, art. 3, Sch.2

Pt. VII (ss. 175-218) applied (with modifications) (temp.) (6.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/3126, arts.2, 7

Pt. VII (ss. 175-218): power to apply (with modifications) (transitional provision) (11.11.1999) by 1999 c. 33, s. 169(2), Sch. 15 para. 13