The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 8) Regulations 2018
Citation1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Commencement No. 8) Regulations 2018.
Provisions coming into force on 6th April 20182.
In so far as they are not already commenced, the following provisions of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 come into force on 6th April 2018—
(a)
sections 13 to 48;
(b)
Schedules 1 to 3.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
These Regulations bring into force on 6th April 2018 all those provisions of Part 2 of, and Schedules 1 to 3 to, the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) (“the Act”) which are not already in force. These relate to rogue landlords and property agents in England.
Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Act makes provision for banning orders (orders made by the First-tier Tribunal banning a person from certain activities where they have been convicted of a banning order offence). This includes provision for the duration and effect of a banning order. Chapter 3 of Part 2 makes provision in relation to the database of rogue landlords and property agents. This requires the Secretary of State to establish and operate a database of rogue landlords and property agents. Chapter 4 of Part 2 of the Act makes provision in relation to rent repayment orders. A rent repayment order is an order made by the First-tier Tribunal requiring a landlord to repay a specified amount of rent.
Schedules 1 to 3 make supplemental provision in relation to banning orders.
The following provisions of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 are brought into operation by earlier commencement regulations:
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I.No. |
|---|---|---|
Sections 9 to 11 | 31st October 2016 | |
Section 12 | 3rd November 2017 | |
Section 14(3) and (4) (partially) | 3rd November 2017 | |
Section 23(8) | 3rd November 2017 | |
Section 26 (partially) | 3rd November 2017 | |
Section 33 | 3rd November 2017 | |
Section 40 to 46 (partially) | 6th April 2017 | |
Section 47(1) and (2) | 6th April 2017 | |
Section 47(3) | 10th March 2017 | |
Section 48 (partially) | 6th April 2017 | |
Section 49 to 52 | 6th April 2017 | |
Section 53 | 6th April 2017 | |
Sections 54 to 56 | 6th April 2017 | |
Sections 64 and 65 | 26th May 2016 | |
Section 66 | 13th July 2016 | |
Sections 67 and 68 | 26th May 2016 | |
Sections 80 to 91 | 1st October 2016 | |
Section 92 | 6th April 2017 | |
Sections 93 and 94 | 3rd February 2017 | |
Section 102(2) to (6) | 3rd February 2017 | |
Section 126 (partially) | 10th March 2017 | |
Section 126 | 6th April 2017 | |
Sections 128 and 129 | 6th April 2017 | |
Section 131 | 6th April 2017 | |
Section 132 | 1st October 2016 | |
Section 133 to 135 | 19th March 2018 | |
Sections 141 and 142 | 1st October 2016 | |
Sections 143 and 144 | 13th July 2016 | |
Sections 145(1) to 145(4) | 1st October 2016 | |
Section 145(5) | 26th May 2016 | |
Sections 146 to 148 | 1st October 2016 | |
Sections 150(4) and 150(5) | 13th July 2016 | |
Sections 152(2) to 152(4) | 13th July 2016 | |
Section 154 | 13th July 2016 | |
Section 156 | 1st October 2016 | |
Section 160 | 6th April 2017 | |
Sections 169 and 170 | 13th July 2016 | |
Section 171 | 1st October 2016 | |
Sections 172 to 179 | 13th July 2016 | |
Sections 180 and 181 | 6th April 2018 | |
Section 182 | 13th July 2016 | |
Section 183 (partially) | 1st October 2016 | |
Section 183 (partially) | 3rd February 2017 | |
Section 183 (all remaining purposes) | 6th April 2017 | |
Sections 184 to 189 | 3rd February 2017 | |
Section 190 | 13th July 2016 | |
Section 191 | 3rd February 2017 | |
Section 192 to 195 | 6th April 2018 | |
Section 196(1) to 196(2)(a) | 6th April 2018 | |
Section 196(3) (partially) | 6th April 2017 | |
Sections 197 and 198 | 6th April 2018 | |
Section 199(1) | 3rd February 2017 | |
Section 199(2) (partially) | 3rd February 2017 | |
Section 200 | 3rd February 2017 | |
Sections 201 to 206 | 13th July 2016 | |
Schedule 3 – paragraphs 5(3) and 9 | 3rd November 2017 | |
Schedule 4 | 6th April 2016 | |
Schedule 9 – paragraph 7 | 10th March 2017 | |
Schedule 9 – for all remaining purposes | 6th April 2017 | |
Schedule 11 | 1st October 2016 | |
Schedule 12 (excluding paragraph 27) | 13th July 2016 | |
Schedule 14 | 13th July 2016 | |
Schedule 15 – paragraphs 1, 2(1), 2(2), 3(1) and 3(2) (partially) | 1st October 2016 | |
Schedule 15 – paragraphs 1 to 7 (partially) | 3rd February 2017 | |
Schedule 15 – paragraph 8 | 1st October 2016 | |
Schedule 15 – paragraphs 1 to 7 (for all remaining purposes) | 6th April 2017 | |
Schedule 16 | 13th July 2016 | |
Schedule 17 | 3rd February 2017 | |
Schedule 18 – paragraphs 1 to 9 | 3rd February 2017 | |
Schedule 19 | 13th July 2016 |