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2007 No. 3308 (C. 137)

HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 10) (England and Wales) Order 2007

  Made 23rd November 2007 

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 270(6) and (8) of the Housing Act 2004[1], makes the following Order:

Citation and application
     1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 10) (England and Wales) Order 2007.

    (2) This Order applies in relation to England and Wales.

Commencement
    
2. In so far as it is not already in force[2], Part 5 of (and Schedule 8 to) the Housing Act 2004 shall come into force on 14th December 2007 in relation to the types of property described in article 3(1), and to the extent specified in article 3(2).

Application of Part 5 of the Housing Act 2004 to residential properties with fewer than three bedrooms
     3. —(1) The types of property referred to in article 2 are—

    (a) a residential property which—

      (i) is physically complete at the first point of marketing; and

      (ii) has fewer than three bedrooms;

    and

    (b) a residential property which—

      (i) is not physically complete at the first point of marketing; and

      (ii) is expected to have fewer than three bedrooms once physically complete,

other than a property to the construction of which regulation 17C of the Building Regulations 2000[
3] applies.

        (2) The duties under sections 155 to 159 of the Housing Act 2004 shall apply subject to the Home Information Pack (No.2) Regulations 2007[4].

    Interpretation of article 3
         4. In article 3—

      (a) a residential property shall be regarded as having or expected to have fewer than three bedrooms if the manner in which the property is marketed indicates that it has or is expected to have fewer than three bedrooms (or none);

      (b) "first point of marketing" shall be construed in accordance with regulation 3 of the Home Information Pack (No.2) Regulations 2007; and

      (c) "physically complete" shall be construed in accordance with regulation 2(3) of the Home Information Pack (No.2) Regulations 2007.


    Yvette Cooper
    Minister of State Department for Communities and Local Government

    23rd November 2007



    EXPLANATORY NOTE

    (This note is not part of the Order)


    This Order brings Part 5 of (and Schedule 8 to) the Housing Act 2004 into force in England and Wales on 14th December 2007. These provisions relate to home information packs. They are being brought into force in relation to residential properties with fewer than three bedrooms, other than properties to which regulation 17C (which imposes minimum energy performance requirements) of the Building Regulations 2000 applies.

    Part 5 of the Housing Act 2004 already applies in relation to properties with three or more bedrooms or more by virtue of the Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 8) (England and Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1668) and the Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 9) (England and Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2471).

    Once in force, the provisions will apply to a residential property unless it is excepted under Part 6 of the Home Information Pack (No.2) Regulations 2007.



    NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

    (This note is not part of the Order)


    The following provisions of the Housing Act 2004 have been brought into force in England by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

    Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.
    Section 1 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Sections 3 to 8 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Sections 10 to 52 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Section 53 06.04.07 2007/1068
    Section 54 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Section 55(1), (2) and (5)(a) and (b) 15.06.05 2005/1451
    Section 55 (remainder) 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Sections 56 and 57 15.06.05 2005/1451
    Sections 58 to 71 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Section 72(2), (3), (5), (6) and (7) 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Section 72 (remainder) 06.07.06 2006/1060
    Section 73 06.07.06 2006/1060
    Section 74 (remainder) 06.07.06 2006/1060
    Sections 75 to 78 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Sections 79 and 80 (remainder) 15.06.05 2005/1451
    Section 81 15.06.05 2005/1451
    Sections 82 to 94 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Section 95 (2), (4) and (6) 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Section 95 (remainder) 06.07.06 2006/1060
    Section 96 06.07.06 2006/1060
    Section 97 (remainder) 06.07.06 2006/1060
    Sections 98 to 133 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Section 134 (remainder) 06.07.06 2006/1060
    Sections 135 to 147 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Sections 148 to 178, in so far as applied to residential properties with four bedrooms or more 01.08.07 2007/1668
    Sections 148 to 178, in so far as applied to residential properties with three bedrooms 10.09.07 2007/2471
    Section 179 06.06.05 2005/1451
    Section 181 04.07.05 2005/1729
    Sections 191 to 194 06.06.05 2005/1451
    Sections 212 to 215 (remainder) 06.04.07 2007/1068
    Section 220 (remainder) 17.02.05 2005/326
    Section 221 17.02.05 2005/326
    Section 223 27.04.05 2005/1120
    Section 225 (remainder) 02.01.07 2006/3191
    Section 226 02.01.07 2006/3191
    Section 227 17.02.05 2005/326
    Section 229 (remainder) 04.07.05 2005/1729
    Sections 230 and 231 04.07.05 2005/1729
    Section 232 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Sections 235 and 236 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Section 237 15.06.05 2005/1451
    Sections 238 to 243 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Section 265(1), in so far as it relates to paragraphs 2 to 6, 8 to 36 and 38 to 44 of Schedule 15 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Section 265(1), in so far as it relates to paragraph 47 of Schedule 15 02.01.07 2006/3191
    Section 266, in so far as it relates to the repeals listed in article 2(1)(e) of S.I. No 2006/1060 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Schedules 1 to 7 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Schedule 10 (remainder) 06.04.07 2007/1068
    Schedule 13 (remainder) 04.07.05 2005/1729
    Schedule 15, paragraphs 2 to 6, 8 to 36, and 38 to 44 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Schedule 15, paragraph 47 02.01.07 2006/3191
    Schedule 16, in so far as it relates to the repeals listed in article 2(1)(e) of S.I. No 2006/1060 06.04.06 2006/1060
    Schedule 16, in so far as it relates to the repeals listed in article 2(b) of S.I. No 2007/1068 06.04.07 2007/1068

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

    Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.
    Sections 1 and 3 16. 06.06 2006/1535
    Section 4 25.11.05 2005/3237
    Sections 5 to 8 16.06.06 2006/1535
    Sections 10 to 52 16.06.06 2006/1535
    Section 54 16.06.06 2006/1535
    Section 55 (partially) 25.11.05 2005/3237
    Section 55 (remainder) 16.06.06 2006/1535
    Sections 56 and 57 25.11.05 2005/3237
    Sections 58 to 78 16.06.06 2006/1535
    Sections 79 to 81 25.11.05 2005/3237
    Sections 82 to 147 16.06.06 2006/1535
    Sections 148 to 178, in so far as applied to residential properties with four bedrooms or more 01.08.07 2007/1668
    Sections 148 to 178, in so far as applied to residential properties with three bedrooms 10.09.07 2007/2471
    Section 179 25.11.05 2005/3237
    Section 191 14.07.05 2005/1814
    Sections 192 to 194 25.11.05 2005/3237
    Sections 212 to 215 (remainder) 06.04.07 2007/305
    Sections 227 and 228 14.07.05 2005/1814
    Sections 229 to 232 16.06.06 2006/1535
    Sections 235 and 236 16.06.06 2006/1535
    Section 237 25.11.05 2005/3237
    Sections 238 to 243 16.06.06 2006/1535
    Section 265(1) and Schedule 15 (partially) 14.07.05 2005/1814
    Section 265(1) and Schedule 15 (partially) 16.06.06 2006/1535
    Section 266 (partially) 16.06.06 2006/1535
    Schedules 1 to 7 16.06.06 2006/1535
    Schedule 10 (remainder) 06.04.07 2007/305
    Schedule 12 14.07.05 2005/1814
    Schedule 13 16.06.06 2006/1535


    Notes:

    [1] 2004 c.34. The power conferred by section 270(6) is exercisable by the Secretary of State as respects both England and Wales.back

    [2] Under section 270(2) of the Housing Act 2004, sections 161 to 164, 176 and any other provision conferring powers to make an order or regulations, came into force on the day the Act was passed. Part 5 of (and Schedule 8 to) the Housing Act 2004 were brought into force with application to properties having four bedrooms or more by the Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 8) (England and Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1668, C.66) and with application to properties having three bedrooms by the Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 9) (England and Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2471, C.90).back

    [3] S.I. 2000/2531. Regulation 17C was inserted by S.I. 2006/652.back

    [4] S.I. 2007/1667.back



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