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Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 1052 (C. 98)

Housing, England

The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2017

Made

1st November 2017

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 216(3) and (4) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016(1), makes the following Regulations.

Citation and interpretation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2017.

Provisions coming into force on 3rd November 2017

2.  The following provisions of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 come into force on 3rd November 2017—

(a)section 14(3) and (4) (“banning order” and “banning order offence”) for the purpose only of making regulations to specify the description of an offence that is a banning order offence;

(b)section 23(8) (financial penalty for breach of banning order);

(c)section 33 (information to be included in the database);

(d)paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 3 and section 26 (management orders following banning orders), so far as it relates to that paragraph;

(e)paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 and section 26 (management orders following banning orders), so far as it relates to that paragraph.

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

Alok Sharma

Minister of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

1st November 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force certain provisions in Part 2 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) (“the Act”).

Regulation 2(a) brings into force section 14(3) and (4) of the Act for the purpose of making regulations which enable the Secretary of State to specify the description of an offence that is a banning order offence.

Regulation 2(b) brings into force section 23(8) of the Act which enables the Secretary of State to make provision by regulations about how local housing authorities are to deal with financial penalties recovered for breach of a banning order.

Regulation 2(c) brings into force section 33 of the Act which enables the Secretary of State to make provision by regulations about the information that must be included in a person’s entry in the database of rogue landlords and property agents.

Regulation 2(d) brings into force paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 3 and section 26 (management orders following banning orders) so far as it relates to that paragraph. That paragraph enables the Secretary of State to, by regulations, make provision about how local authorities are to deal with any surplus if an interim management order is made under section 102(7A) of the Housing Act 2004 (c. 34) (“the 2004 Act”).

Regulation 2(e) brings into force paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 and section 26 (management orders following banning orders) so far as it relates to that paragraph. That paragraph enables the Secretary of State to, by regulations, make provision about how local authorities are to deal with any surplus if a final management order is made under section 113(3A) or (6A) of the 2004 Act.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Sections 9 to 1131st October 20162016/733
Section 1213th July 20162016/733
Section 40 to 46 (partially)6th April 20172017/281
Section 47(1) and (2)6th April 20172017/281
Section 47(3)10th March 20172017/281
Section 48 (partially)6th April 20172017/281
Section 49 to 526th April 20172017/281
Section 536th April 20172017/281
Sections 54 to 566th April 20172017/281
Sections 64 and 6526th May 20162016/609
Section 6613th July 20162016/733
Sections 67 and 6826th May 20162016/609
Sections 80 to 911st October 20162016/956
Section 926th April 20172017/75
Sections 93 and 943rd February 20172017/75
Section 102(2) to (6)3rd February 20172017/75
Section 126 (partially)10th March 20172017/281
Section 1266th April 20172017/281
Sections 128 and 1296th April 20172017/281
Section 1316th April 20172017/281
Section 1321st October 20162016/733
Sections 141 and 1421st October 20162016/733
Sections 143 and 14413th July 20162016/733
Sections 145(1) to 145(4)1st October 20162016/733
Section 145(5)26th May 20162016/609
Sections 146 to 1481st October 20162016/733
Sections 150(4) and 150(5)13th July 20162016/733
Sections 152(2) to 152(4)13th July 20162016/733
Section 15413th July 20162016/733
Section 1561st October 20162016/733
Section 1606th April 20172017/281
Sections 169 and 17013th July 20162016/733
Section 1711st October 20162016/733
Sections 172 to 17913th July 20162016/733
Section 18213th July 20162016/733
Section 183 (partially)1st October 20162016/956
Section 183 (partially)3rd February 20172017/75
Section 1836th April 20172017/281
Sections 184 to 1893rd February 20172017/75
Section 19013th July 20162016/733
Section 1913rd February 20172017/75
Section 196(3) (partially)6th April 20172017/281
Section 199(1)3rd February 20172017/75
Section 199(2) (partially)3rd February 20172017/75
Section 2003rd February 20172017/75
Sections 201 to 20613th July 20162016/733
Schedule 46th April 20162017/75
Schedule 9 – paragraph 710th March 20172017/281
Schedule 96th April 20172017/281
Schedule 111st October 20162016/733
Schedule 12 (excluding paragraph 27)13th July 20162016/733
Schedule 1413th July 20162016/733
Schedule 15 – paragraphs 1, 2(1), 2(2), 3(1), 3(2) (partially)1st October 20162016/956
Schedule 15 – paragraphs 1 to 7 (partially)3rd February 20172017/75
Schedule 15 – paragraph 81st October 20162016/956
Schedule 15 – paragraphs 1 to 76th April 20172017/281
Schedule 1613th July 20162016/733
Schedule 173rd February 20172017/75
Schedule 18– paragraphs 1 to 93rd February 20172017/75
Schedule 1913th July 20162016/733