Transitional provision: tenancies and licences to which special rules apply: homelessnessE+W
16.—(1) This regulation applies where, before the appointed day—
(a)a local housing authority has a duty under section 75 of the 2014 Act (duty to secure accommodation for applicants in priority need when the duty in section 73 ends) to secure that suitable accommodation is available for occupation by a person in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (2) or (3) of that section; and
(b)the local housing authority’s duty under section 75 of the 2014 Act in relation to that person has not ended in accordance with section 76 of the 2014 Act (circumstances in which the duty in section 75 ends).
(2) Where this regulation applies, the notification period of 12 months in paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 to the 2016 Act (tenancies and licences to which special rules apply: homelessness) is deemed to commence on the appointed day.
(3) This regulation is subject to paragraph 12(3) of Schedule 2 to the 2016 Act.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 16 in force at 1.12.2022, see reg. 1(2)