Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Amendment) Regulations 1997.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force as follows—

(a)regulation 1 on 28th March 1997;

(b)regulations 2 and 3 on 1st April 1997;

(c)regulations 4 and 5 on 28th March 1997;

(d)regulation 6(a) on 1st April 1997; and

(e)regulation 6(b) and (c) 28th March 1997.

(3) In these Regulations—

“the Allocation Regulations” means the Allocation of Housing Regulations 1996(1);

“the Homelessness Regulations” means the Homelessness Regulations 1996(2); and

“the Review Regulations” means the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Review Procedures and Amendment) Regulations 1996(3).

(1)

S.I. 1996/2753.

(2)

S.I. 1996/2754.