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  "legislation_title": "Immigration Act 2014",
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  "number": "2",
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  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies for the purposes of paragraph 1.\n(2) An allocation of housing accommodation by a local housing authority in England to a person who is already—\n(a) a secure or introductory tenant, or\n(b) an assured tenant of housing accommodation held by a private registered provider of social housing or a registered social landlord,\nis to be treated as an allocation of housing accommodation by virtue of Part 6 of the Housing Act 1996 (and accordingly section 159(4A) of that Act is to be ignored).\n(3) An allocation of housing accommodation that falls within a case specified in, or prescribed under, section 160 of the Housing Act 1996 (cases where provisions about allocation under Part 6 of that Act do not apply) is to be treated as an allocation of housing accommodation by virtue of Part 6 of that Act (and accordingly that section is to be ignored).\n(4) An allocation of housing accommodation by virtue of Part 1 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 is to be treated as provided by virtue of a relevant provision only if it is provided by a local authority within the meaning of that Act (or in pursuance of arrangements made under or for the purposes of that Part with a local authority).\n(5) Accommodation provided to a person in Northern Ireland by a registered housing association is to be treated as provided to the person by virtue of a relevant provision.\n(6) Terms used in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) have the same meanings as in Part 6 of the Housing Act 1996.\n(7) In sub-paragraph (5) “registered housing association” means a housing association, within the meaning of Part 2 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1725 (N.I. 15)), that is registered in the register of housing associations maintained under Article 14 of that Order.",
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      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 1.12.2014 for specified purposes by S.I. 2014/2771, art. 6(1)(m)"
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      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 1.2.2016 for E. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2016/11, art. 2(m)"
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      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2024/22",
      "affecting_title": "Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024"
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