The Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 8) (England and Wales) Order 2007 No. 1668 (C. 66)

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2007 No. 1668 (C. 66)
HOUSING, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 8) (England and Wales) Order 2007

Made

8th June 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. 8) (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 1st August 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 four bedrooms or more
     3. —(1) The types of property referred to in article 2 are—

and

(b) a residential property which—

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

Interpretation of article 3(2)

In article 3—

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

8th June 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 1st August 2007. These provisions relate to home information packs. They are being brought into force only in relation to residential properties with four bedrooms or more, other than properties to which regulation 17C of the Building Regulations 2000 (which imposes minimum energy performance requirements) applies. 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
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
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.

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[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.back

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

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

Prepared 18 June 2007

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