Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 1266
Housing, England And Wales
The Home Information Pack (Amendment)(No. 2) Regulations 2008
Made
6th May 2008
Laid before Parliament
8th May 2008
Coming into force
1st June 2008
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 163 and 250(2) of the Housing Act 2004( 1 ).
In accordance with section 250(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers( 2 ) in relation to residential properties in Wales.
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Home Information Pack (Amendment)(No. 2) Regulations 2008.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 1st June 2008.
Amendment of the Home Information Pack (No.2) Regulations 2007
2.The Home Information Pack (No. 2) Regulations 2007( 3 ) are amended by the substitution, for “1st June 2008”, of “1st January 2009” in the following provisions—
(a) regulation 10A(1) (leasehold information included during a temporary period)( 4 );
(b) regulation 16(1)(a) (energy information unobtainable before or at the first point of marketing); and
(c) regulation 34(2)(a) (first day marketing during a temporary period).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Caroline Flint
Minister of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
6th May 2008
The expression “the Welsh Ministers” is to be construed in accordance with section 45(2) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32) . Section 250(3) of the Housing Act 2004 refers to consultation with the National Assembly for Wales. Under paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 functions of the National Assembly for Wales (as constituted under the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c..38) ) conferred or imposed on it by an Act are transferred to the Welsh Ministers.
S.I. 2007/1667 as amended by S.I 2007/3301 and S.I. 2008/572 .
Regulation 10A was inserted by S.I. 2007/3301 , regulation 2.