Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22)

PART 5 E+W Housing, estate agents and rentcharges: other changes

Housing information in England E+W

Valid from 06/04/2017

129 Use of information obtained for certain other statutory purposes E+W

(1) The Housing Act 2004 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 237 (use of information obtained for certain other statutory purposes) after subsection (2) insert—

“(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations amend this section so as to change the list of purposes for which a local housing authority in England may use information to which it applies.”

(3) In section 250(6) (affirmative instruments), after paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca) regulations under section 237,”.