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The Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) (England) Order 2012

S.I. 2012/2599 · Made 11 October 2012

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Housing, England

Made 11th October 2012

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred by section 240(2) and (7) of the Localism Act 2011f1, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2011 c.20.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and interpretation
  2. 2Commencement of provisions regarding duties to homeless persons
  3. 3Transitional provisions
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) (England) Order 2012.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Localism Act 2011;

  • “the 1996 Act” means the Housing Act 1996f1; and

  • “commencement date” means 9th November 2012.

2Commencement of provisions regarding duties to homeless persons

Sections 148 and 149 of the Act shall come into force for England only on the commencement date.

3Transitional provisions

The amendments made by sections 148 and 149 of the Act do not apply to a case where—

(a)

a person (“the applicant”) has applied to a local housing authority for accommodation, or for assistance in obtaining accommodation, under Part 7 of the 1996 Act; and

(b)

a duty of the local housing authority to secure that accommodation is available for the applicant’s occupation under Part 7 of the 1996 Actf1 including on an interim or temporary basis has arisen and has not ceased,

before the commencement date.

Signature

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Mark Prisk

Minister of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

11th October 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings sections 148 and 149, concerning duties to homeless people, fully into force in England on 9th November 2012.