The Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitory, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015

Article 2

SCHEDULE Provisions of the Act coming into force on 27 April 2015

1.  Section 50 (duty to carry out a homelessness review and formulate a homelessness strategy) for all remaining purposes;

2.  Section 51 (homelessness reviews) for all purposes;

3.  Section 52 (homelessness strategies) for all purposes;

4.  Section 53 (overview of this chapter) for all purposes;

5.  Section 54 (application of key terms) for all purposes;

6.  Section 55 (meaning of homelessness and threatened homelessness) for all purposes;

7.  Section 56 (meaning of accommodation available for occupation) for all purposes;

8.  Section 57 (whether it is reasonable to continue to occupy accommodation) for all remaining purposes;

9.  Section 58 (meaning of abuse and domestic abuse) for all purposes;

10.  Section 59 (suitability of accommodation) for all remaining purposes;

11.  Section 60 (duty to provide information, advice and assistance in accessing help) for all purposes;

12.  Section 61 (eligibility for help under this chapter) for all purposes;

13.  Section 62 (duty to assess) for all purposes;

14.  Section 63 (notice of the outcome of assessment) for all purposes;

15.  Section 64 (how to secure or help to secure the availability of accommodation) for all remaining purposes;

16.  Section 65 (meaning of help to secure) for all purposes;

17.  Section 66 (duty to help to prevent an applicant from becoming homeless) for all purposes;

18.  Section 67 (circumstances in which the duty in section 66 ends) for all purposes;

19.  Section 68 (interim duty to secure accommodation for homeless applicants in priority need) for all purposes;

20.  Section 69 (circumstances in which the duty in section 68 ends) for all purposes;

21.  Section 70 (priority need for accommodation) for all purposes;

22.  Section 71 (meaning of vulnerable in section 70) for all purposes;

23.  Section 72 (power to amend or repeal provisions about priority need for accommodation) for all remaining purposes;

24.  Section 73 (duty to help to secure accommodation for homeless applicants) for all purposes;

25.  Section 74 (circumstances in which the duty in section 73 ends) for all purposes;

26.  Section 75(1), (2) and (4) (duty to secure accommodation for applicants in priority need when the duty in section 73 ends) for all purposes(1);

27.  Section 76 (circumstances in which the duty in section 75 ends) for all purposes;

28.  Section 77 (meaning of intentionally homeless) for all purposes;

29.  Section 78(2) (deciding to have regard to intentionality) for the purposes of enabling a local housing authority to make a decision and to publish a notice of that decision(2);

30.  Section 79 (further circumstances in which the duties to help applicants end) for all purposes;

31.  Section 80 (referral of case to another local housing authority) for all remaining purposes;

32.  Section 81 (local connection) for all remaining purposes;

33.  Section 82 (duties to applicant whose case is considered for referral or referred) for all purposes;

34.  Section 83 (cases referred from a local housing authority in England) for all purposes;

35.  Section 84 (notice that duties have ended) for all purposes;

36.  Section 85 (right to request review) for all purposes;

37.  Section 86 (procedure on review) for all remaining purposes;

38.  Section 87 (effect of a decision on review or appeal that reasonable steps were not taken) for all purposes;

39.  Section 88 (right of appeal to county court on point of law) for all purposes;

40.  Section 89 (appeals against refusal to accommodate pending appeal) for all purposes;

41.  Section 90 (charges) for all purposes;

42.  Section 91 (out-of-area placement) for all purposes;

43.  Section 92 (interim accommodation: arrangements with private landlord) for all purposes;

44.  Section 93 (protection of property) for all purposes;

45.  Section 94 (protection of property: supplementary provisions) for all purposes;

46.  Section 95 (co-operation) for all remaining purposes;

47.  Section 96 (co-operation in certain cases involving children) for all purposes;

48.  Section 97 (false statements, withholding information and failure to disclose change of circumstances) for all purposes;

49.  Section 98 (guidance) for all remaining purposes;

50.  Section 99 (interpretation of this chapter and index of defined terms) for all remaining purposes;

51.  Section 100 (consequential amendments) for all purposes;

52.  Schedule 2 for all remaining purposes; and

53.  Part 1 of Schedule 3 for all purposes.

(1)

Section 75(3) is not commenced now and section 75(2)(d) is temporarily modified by article 6 until section 78 is brought into force fully on 1 July 2015.

(2)

Article 3 brings section 78 into force for all purposes on 1 July 2015.