# The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002, Article 4: Provision of assistance: supplementary

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A local housing authority may not exercise the power conferred by article 3 in any case unless—
(a) they have adopted a policy for the provision of assistance under that article;
(b) they have given public notice of the adoption of the policy;
(c) they have secured that—
(i) a document in which the policy is set out in full is available for inspection, free of charge, at their principal office at all reasonable times; and
(ii) copies of a document containing a summary of the policy may be obtained by post (on payment, where a reasonable charge is made, of the amount of the charge); and
(d) the power is exercised in that case in accordance with that policy.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1860/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/regulatory-reform-housing-assistance-england-and-wales-order-2002/article-4
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