The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/3340
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 1st January 2007.

(2) These Regulations apply to England only.

Section 2 Eligibility of Accession state workers

(1) The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) Regulations 2006 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1), for “the Accession Regulations” substitute—

“the Accession Regulations 2004” means the Accession (Immigration and Worker Registration) Regulations 2004 ;

“the Accession Regulations 2006” means the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 ;

(3) For regulation 4(2)(c) substitute—

(c) a person who is treated as a worker for the purpose of the definition of “qualified person” in regulation 6(1) of the EEA Regulations pursuant to either—

(i) regulation 5 of the Accession Regulations 2004 (application of the 2006 Regulations in relation to accession State worker requiring registration), or

(ii) regulation 6 of the Accession Regulations 2006 (right of residence of an accession State national subject to worker authorisation);

(4) For regulation 6(2)(c) substitute—

(c) a person who is treated as a worker for the purpose of the definition of “qualified person” in regulation 6(1) of the EEA Regulations pursuant to either—

(i) regulation 5 of the Accession Regulations 2004 (application of the 2006 Regulations in relation to accession State worker requiring registration), or

(ii) regulation 6 of the Accession Regulations 2006 (right of residence of an accession State national subject to worker authorisation);

Section 3 Transitional provisions

The amendments made by these Regulations shall not have effect in relation to an applicant whose application for—

(a) an allocation of housing accommodation under Part 6 of the Housing Act 1996; or

(b) housing assistance under Part 7 of that Act,

was made before 1st January 2007.