Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 3015
Housing, England
The Allocation of Housing (England)(Amendment)(Family Intervention Tenancies) Regulations 2008
Made
19th November 2008
Laid before Parliament
26th November 2008
Coming into force
1st January 2009
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 160(4) of the Housing Act 1996( 1 ), makes the following Regulations:
Citation, commencement and application
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Allocation of Housing (England)(Amendment)(Family Intervention Tenancies) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 1 st January 2009.
(2) These Regulations apply in England only.
Amendment of the Allocation of Housing (England) Regulations 2002
2. —(1)The Allocation of Housing (England) Regulations 2002( 2 ) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), after the definition of “the Common Travel Area”, insert the following definition—
“ “family intervention tenancy”—
in relation to a tenancy granted by a local housing authority, has the meaning given by paragraph 4ZA(3) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1985 ( 3 ) ;
in relation to a tenancy granted by a registered social landlord, has the meaning given by paragraph 12ZA(3) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1988 ( 4 ) . ” .
(3) In regulation 3 (cases where the provisions of Part 6 of the Act do not apply), after paragraph (3) insert—
“ (4) They do not apply in relation to the allocation of housing accommodation by a local housing authority to a person who lawfully occupies accommodation let on a family intervention tenancy. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Kay Andrews
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
19th November 2008
1996 c.52 . These powers are now vested in the Welsh Ministers so far as they are exercisable in relation to Wales. They were previously transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999/672 ); see the entry in Schedule 1 of the Housing Act 1996, and paragraphs 30 to 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) .
1985 c.68 . Paragraph 4ZA of Schedule 1 was inserted by section 297(1) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c.17) . See also sub-paragraph (12) of paragraph 4ZA.
1988 c. 50 . Paragraph 12ZA of Part 1 of Schedule 1 was inserted by section 297(2) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c.17) . See also sub-paragraph (12) of paragraph 12ZA.