Statutory Instruments

1997 No. 1741

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

[^F1The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Amendment) Order 1997

Made

21st July 1997

Laid before Parliament

30th July 1997

Coming into force

1st September 1997

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 210(2)(a) and 215(2) of the Housing Act 1996(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement _I1

1. This Order may be cited as the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Amendment) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st September 1997.

Amendment to the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) Order 1996 _I2

2. In the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) Order 1996(2), at the end add—

Circumstances in which accommodation is not to be regarded as suitable

3. For the purposes of section 197(1) of the Housing Act 1996 (duty where other suitable accommodation available), accommodation shall not be regarded as suitable unless the local housing authority are satisfied that it will be available for occupation by the applicant for at least two years beginning with the date on which he secures it.”.^F1]

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment

Hiliary Armstrong

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

14th July 1997

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Win Griffiths

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

21st July 1997

(1)

1996 c. 52.

(2)

S.I. 1996/3204.

in force	Provision is in force
in force*	In force only for specified purposes (for detail about the purposes see/hover footnote)
not in force	Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
italics	Defined term
_dfn	Defined term (alternative style)
gry bckgrd	the in-force status of the provision is complex, check the footnotes

in force

Provision is in force

in force*

In force only for specified purposes (for detail about the purposes see/hover footnote)

not in force

Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)

italics

Defined term

_dfn

Defined term (alternative style)

gry bckgrd

the in-force status of the provision is complex, check the footnotes

footnote	commentary	related provisions	geo extent
F1	Order revoked (W.) (27.4.2015) by The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Wales) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1268), arts. 1(2), 9(1)(b) (with art. 9(2))	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	: Wales
F1	Order revoked (W.) (27.4.2015) by The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Wales) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1268), arts. 1(2), 9(1)(b) (with art. 9(2))	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	: Wales
F1	Order revoked (W.) (27.4.2015) by The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Wales) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1268), arts. 1(2), 9(1)(b) (with art. 9(2))	this amendment (text ) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	: Wales
I1	Art. 1 in force at 1.9.1997, see art. 1
I2	Art. 2 in force at 1.9.1997, see art. 1

1997 No. 1741

[F1The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Amendment) Order 1997

Citation and commencement I1

Amendment to the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) Order 1996 I2

Circumstances in which accommodation is not to be regarded as suitable

Status of changes to instrument text

[^F1The Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (Amendment) Order 1997

Citation and commencement _I1

Amendment to the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) Order 1996 _I2