The Housing (Codes of Management Practice) (Student Accommodation) (England) Order 2010

• Citation: S.I. 2010/2615
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing (Codes of Management Practice) (Student Accommodation) (England) Order 2010 and come into force on 25th November 2010.

(2) This Order shall apply in relation to premises in England only.

(3) In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Housing Act 2004.

Section 2 Approval of code of practice

The code of practice entitled the Universities UK /Guild HE Code of Practice for the Management of Student Housing, which is dated 17th August 2010 and which lays down standards of conduct and practice to be followed with regard to the management of living accommodation comprised in buildings falling within paragraph 4 of Schedule 14 to the Act (buildings occupied by students) , is approved for the purposes of section 233 of the Act (approval of codes of practice with regard to the management of HMOs etc ).

Section 3 Withdrawal of approval of code of practice

The approval of the code of practice entitled the Universities UK/Standing Conference of Principals Code of Practice for the Management of Student Housing and dated 20th February 2006 is withdrawn.

Section 4 Revocations and Savings

(1) Subject to paragraph (2)—

(a) the Housing (Approval of Codes of Management Practice) (Student Accommodation) (England) Order 2006 (“the 2006 Order ”); and

(b) the Housing (Approval of a Code of Management Practice) (Student Accommodation) (England) Order 2008 (“the 2008 Order ”),

are revoked.

(2) The following codes of practice continue to be approved for the purposes of section 233 of the Act—

(a) the Accreditation Network UK/Unipol Code of Standards for Larger Developments for Student Accommodation Not Managed and Controlled by Educational Establishments, dated 20th February 2006 and approved by the 2006 Order; and

(b) the ANUK/Unipol Code of Standards for Larger Developments for Student Accommodation Managed and Controlled by Educational Establishments, dated 28th August 2008 and approved by the 2008 Order.