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Made
23 March 2009
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 325(3) and (4) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008(1), make the following Order:
1.–(1) The title of this Order is the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2009.
(2) This Order applies in relation to Wales.
(3) In this Order "the Act" ("y Ddeddf") means the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 and "the commencement date" ("y dyddiad cychwyn") means 30 March 2009.
2. Section 315 (armed forces: local connection test) comes into force on the commencement date in relation to applications–
(i) for an allocation of housing accommodation, to which section 166 of the Housing Act 1996(2) applies; or
(ii) to which Part VII (homelessness), as applied by section 183(1) (application for assistance) of that Act, applies,
made on or after the commencement date.
Jocelyn Davies
Under authority of the Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, one of the Welsh Ministers
23 March 2009
(This note is not part of the Order)
This is the first Commencement Order made under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 in relation to Wales.
Article 2 brings into force section 315 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 on 30 March 2009.
