# Housing (Wales) Act 2014, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to provide for the regulation of private rented housing; to reform the law relating to homelessness; to provide for assessment of the accommodation needs of Gypsies and Travellers and to require local authorities to meet those needs; to make provision about the standards of housing provided by local authorities; to abolish housing revenue account subsidy; to allow fully mutual housing associations to grant assured tenancies; to make provision about council tax payable for empty dwellings; and for other housing purposes.
[17 September 2014]
Having been passed by the National Assembly for Wales and having received the assent of Her Majesty, it is enacted as follows:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2014/7/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-wales-act-2014/introduction
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