The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/358
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These regulations may be cited as the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 18 th March 2009.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

Section 2 Persons who left Zimbabwe

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

(2) In regulation 4(2)(g) omit “and”

(3) At the end of regulations 4(2)(h) add

and

(i) a person who—

(i) arrived in Great Britain on or after 28 th February 2009 but before 18 th March 2011;

(ii) immediately before arriving in Great Britain had been resident in Zimbabwe; and

(iii) before leaving Zimbabwe, had accepted an offer, made by Her Majesty’s Government, to assist that person to settle in the United Kingdom.

(4) In regulation 6(2)(g), omit “and”

(5) At the end of regulation 6(2)(h) add

and

(i) a person who—

(i) arrived in Great Britain on or after 28 th February 2009 but before 18 th March 2011;

(ii) immediately before arriving in Great Britain had been resident in Zimbabwe; and

(iii) before leaving Zimbabwe, had accepted an offer, made by Her Majesty’s Government, to assist that person to settle in the United Kingdom.