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The Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2019

W.S.I. 2019/1479 · Made 26 November 2019

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Housing, Wales

Made 26 November 2019

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 145(3) of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014f1.

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f1

2014 anaw 7 .

Contents

  1. 1Title and interpretation
  2. 2Provision coming into force
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Title and interpretation

(1)

The title of this Order is the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2019.

(2)

In this Order, “the Act” means the Housing (Wales) Act 2014.

2Provision coming into force

Section 75(3) (duty to secure accommodation for intentionally homeless applicants) of the Act comes into force on 2 December 2019.

Signature

Julie James

Minister for Housing and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers

26 November 2019

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the tenth commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (“the Act”).

Article 2 brings into force section 75(3) of the Act. Section 75(3) places a duty on local authorities, in specific circumstances, to secure accommodation for certain applicants who have become homeless intentionally.