Statutory Instruments made by the National Assembly for Wales

"the 2004 Act" ("Deddf 2004") means the Housing Act 2004; and

"the commencement date" ("y dyddiad cychwyn") means 25 November 2005.

(a) section 4 (which allows a local housing authority to inspect residential premises in their district with a view to determining whether any category 1 or 2 hazard exists on those premises);

(b) section 55 (subsections (1) and (2) of which set out the scope of the licensing provisions for houses in multiple occupation ("HMOs") under Part 2 of the 2004 Act);

(c) section 56 (which enables local authorities to designate an area to be subject to additional licensing in respect of specified HMOs);

(d) section 57 (which sets out the matters that a local housing authority must consider before exercising the powers in section 56 of the 2004 Act);

(e) section 79 (which sets out the scope of the licensing provisions for houses in Part 3 of the 2004 Act);

(f) section 80 (which enables a local housing authority to designate an area as subject to selective licensing if it is, or may become, an area of low housing demand or has a significant and persistent problem with anti social behaviour);

(g) section 81 (which sets out the matters the local housing authority must consider before exercising the powers under section 80 of the 2004 Act);

(h) section 179 (which amends the Housing Act 1996 by inserting new sections 125A and 125B which allow an introductory tenancy to be extended by up to six months);

(i) section 192 (which amends the Housing Act 1985 ("the 1985 Act") by inserting a new section 121A which enables landlords of secure tenants to seek an order from the court suspending the right to buy for a specified period on the grounds of anti-social behaviour);

(j) section 193 (which amends section 138 of the 1985 Act by inserting new subsections (2A) to (2D) which prevent a tenant being able to compel completion of a right to buy sale if an application is pending for a demotion order, a suspension order, or a possession order sought on the grounds of anti-social behaviour);

(k) section 194 (which allows any person to provide relevant information to the landlord of a secure tenant to enable the landlord to exercise functions connected with the provisions inserted by sections 191 to 193 of the 2004 Act); and

(l) section 237 (which enables a local housing authority to use information which it has obtained for housing benefit or council tax purposes in order to carry out its functions under Parts 1 to 4 of the 2004 Act).




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NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the 2004 Act have been brought into force in Wales by a Commencement Order made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. Number
Section 191	14 July 2005	2005/1814(W. 144)(C. 75)
Section 227	14 July 2005	2005/1814(W. 144)(C. 75)
Section 228	14 July 2005	2005/1814(W. 144)(C. 75)
Section 265(1) (partially)	14 July 2005	2005/1814(W. 144)(C. 75)
Schedule 12	14 July 2005	2005/1814(W. 144)(C. 75)
Schedule 15 (partially)	14 July 2005	2005/1814(W. 144)(C. 75)