The Allocation of Housing (England)(Amendment)(Family Intervention Tenancies) Regulations 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/3015
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Allocation of Housing (England)(Amendment)(Family Intervention Tenancies) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 1 st January 2009.

(2) These Regulations apply in England only.

Section 2 Amendment of the Allocation of Housing (England) Regulations 2002

(1) The Allocation of Housing (England) Regulations 2002 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), after the definition of “the Common Travel Area”, insert the following definition—

“family intervention tenancy”—

in relation to a tenancy granted by a local housing authority, has the meaning given by paragraph 4ZA(3) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1985 ;

in relation to a tenancy granted by a registered social landlord, has the meaning given by paragraph 12ZA(3) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1988 .

(3) In regulation 3 (cases where the provisions of Part 6 of the Act do not apply), after paragraph (3) insert—

(4) They do not apply in relation to the allocation of housing accommodation by a local housing authority to a person who lawfully occupies accommodation let on a family intervention tenancy.