Part 7Supplementary and final provisions

Final provisions

270Short title, commencement and extent

(1)This Act may be cited as the Housing Act 2004.

(2)The following provisions come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

(a)sections 2, 9, 161 to 164, 176, 190, 208, 216, 233, 234, 244, 248, 250, 252, 264, 265(2) to (5), 267 to 269 and this section, and

(b)any other provision of this Act so far as it confers any power to make an order or regulations which is exercisable by the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales.

Subsections (3) to (7) have effect subject to paragraph (b).

(3)The following provisions come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed—

(a)sections 180, 182 to 189, 195 to 207, 209 to 211, 217, 218, 219, 222, 224, 245 to 247, 249, 251 and 253 to 263,

(b)Schedule 9,

(c)Schedule 11, except paragraphs 15 and 16, and

(d)Schedule 14.

(4)The provisions listed in subsection (5) come into force—

(a)where they are to come into force in relation only to Wales, on such day as the National Assembly for Wales may by order appoint, and

(b)otherwise, on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.

(5)The provisions referred to in subsection (4) are—

(a)Part 1 (other than sections 2 and 9),

(b)Parts 2 to 4,

(c)sections 179, 181, 191 to 194, 212 to 215, 220, 221, 223, 225, 226, 227, 229 to 232, 235 to 243, 265(1) and 266,

(d)Schedule 10,

(e)paragraphs 15 and 16 of Schedule 11, and

(f)Schedules 13, 15 and 16.

(6)Part 5 (other than sections 161 to 164 and 176) comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.

(7)Section 228 and Schedule 12 come into force on such day as the National Assembly for Wales may by order appoint.

(8)Different days may be appointed for different purposes or different areas under subsection (4), (6) or (7).

(9)The Secretary of State may by order make such provision as he considers necessary or expedient for transitory, transitional or saving purposes in connection with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

(10)The power conferred by subsection (9) is also exercisable by the National Assembly for Wales in relation to provision dealing with matters with respect to which functions are exercisable by the Assembly

(11)Subject to subsections (12) and (13), this Act extends to England and Wales only.

(12)Any amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent as the enactment to which it relates, except that any amendment or repeal in—