# The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 8) Regulations 2018

S.I. 2018/393 · made 21 March 2018

These Regulations bring into force on 6th April 2018 all those provisions of Part 2 of, and Schedules 1 to 3 to, the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) (“the Act”) which are not already in force. These relate to rogue landlords and property agents in England.

Made under: Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Section 216)

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## Introductory text

Housing, England
Made 21st March 2018
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 216(3) and (4) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, makes the following Regulations:

## 1 Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 8) Regulations 2018.

## 2 Provisions coming into force on 6th April 2018

In so far as they are not already commenced, the following provisions of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 come into force on 6th April 2018—
(a) sections 13 to 48;
(b) Schedules 1 to 3.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Heather Wheeler
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government
21st March 2018

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force on 6th April 2018 all those provisions of Part 2 of, and Schedules 1 to 3 to, the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) (“the Act”) which are not already in force. These relate to rogue landlords and property agents in England.
Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Act makes provision for banning orders (orders made by the First-tier Tribunal banning a person from certain activities where they have been convicted of a banning order offence). This includes provision for the duration and effect of a banning order. Chapter 3 of Part 2 makes provision in relation to the database of rogue landlords and property agents. This requires the Secretary of State to establish and operate a database of rogue landlords and property agents. Chapter 4 of Part 2 of the Act makes provision in relation to rent repayment orders. A rent repayment order is an order made by the First-tier Tribunal requiring a landlord to repay a specified amount of rent.
Schedules 1 to 3 make supplemental provision in relation to banning orders.

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