The Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No 5) (Wales) Order 2007
W.S.I. 2007/3232 · Made 12 November 2007
HOUSING, WALES
Made 12 November 2007
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by section 270(4) and (5)(c) of the Housing Act 2004f1 and now vestedf2 in the Welsh Ministers, make the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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2004 c. 34. The powers conferred by section 270(4) and (5) are exercisable, as respects Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales. See the definition of the “appropriate national authority” in section 261(1) of the 2004 Act.
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The powers of the National Assembly for Wales under section 270(4) and (5) are transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).
Contents
1Title and application
This Order is called the Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No 5) (Wales) Order 2007.
This Order applies in relation to Wales.
2Provisions coming into force on 13 December 2007
The following provisions of the Housing Act 2004 come into force on 13 December 2007:
section 225 insofar as it is not already in forcef1;
section 226;
section 265(1) insofar as it relates to paragraph 47 of Schedule 15.
Signature
Jocelyn Davies
Under authority of the Minister for the Environment, Sustainability and Housing, one of the Welsh Ministers
12 November 2007
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is the fifth Commencement Order made under the Housing Act 2004. It brings sections 225 (duties of local housing authorities: accommodation needs of gypsies and travellers) and 226 (guidance in relation to section 225) of, and paragraph 47 of Schedule 15 (housing strategies and statements under section 87 of the Local Government Act 2003)) to, the Housing Act 2004 into force in Wales on 13 December 2007.