Contents
Part 3 · Miscellaneous and general
General
40Interpretation#
In this Act—• “the 1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52);• “the 2014 Act” (“Deddf 2014”) means the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 7).
42Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc.#
(1)The Welsh Ministers may, by regulations, make—
(a)provision that is incidental or supplementary to, or consequential on, any provision of this Act;
(b)transitional or saving provision in connection with any provision of this Act.
(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may—
(a)amend, modify, repeal or revoke any enactment (including an enactment contained in this Act);
(b)make different provision for different purposes or different areas.
(3)The power to make regulations under subsection (1) must be exercised by Welsh statutory instrument.
(4)If regulations under subsection (1) amend, repeal or otherwise modify a provision of an Act of Parliament or an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru, they are subject to the Senedd approval procedure.
(5)Regulations under subsection (1) to which subsection (4) does not apply are subject to the Senedd annulment procedure.
43Coming into force#
(1)The provisions of this Part (except section 41) come into force on the day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent.
(2)The other provisions of this Act come into force on a day appointed by the Welsh Ministers in an order made by Welsh statutory instrument.
(3)An order under subsection (2) may—
(a)appoint different days for different purposes or different areas;
(b)make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of a provision brought into force by the order.
(4)An order under subsection (2) may not appoint a day for the coming into force of section 35 that is earlier than the day appointed for the coming into force of section 10.
44Progress reports on bringing the Act into force#
(1)The duty in subsection (2) applies if this Act is not fully in force on any of the following days—
(a)31 December 2028;
(b)31 December 2029;
(c)31 December in every second year after 2029.
(2)The Welsh Ministers must prepare a report—
(a)specifying any progress in bringing the Act into force, and
(b)specifying any further steps to be taken by the Welsh Ministers (or any other person) to bring the Act fully into force.
(3)The Welsh Ministers must publish the report required by subsection (2) and lay a copy of it before Senedd Cymru as soon as reasonably practicable after the day mentioned in subsection (1) in respect of which the duty in subsection (2) applies.
Miscellaneous
38Guidance to local housing authorities on rent guarantees#
(1)The Welsh Ministers must give guidance to local housing authorities about making arrangements under which a local housing authority guarantees payment of rent by an occupier of housing accommodation in accordance with an agreement of any kind.
(2)Before giving guidance under this section, the Welsh Ministers must consult local housing authorities and any other persons they consider appropriate.
(3)The Welsh Ministers may revise or replace guidance under this section by giving further guidance.
(4)The Welsh Ministers must publish guidance under this section.
(5)In this section, “local housing authority” means the council of a county or county borough in Wales.
39Review of the operation and effect of changes made by this Act#
(1)The Welsh Ministers must carry out a review of the operation and effect of the changes made by this Act to the 2014 Act, the 1996 Act and the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4).
(2)In carrying out the review, the Welsh Ministers must consult such public or local authorities, voluntary organisations, persons who are, or who have been homeless or threatened with homelessness in Wales or other persons as they consider appropriate.
(3)The Welsh Ministers must publish a report of their review of the operation and effect of section 94A of the 2014 Act and lay a copy of it before Senedd Cymru before the end of the period of 2 years beginning with the day on which section 20 comes fully into force.
(4)The Welsh Ministers must publish a report of their review of the operation and effect of the other changes made by this Act and lay a copy of it before Senedd Cymru before the end of the period of 4 years beginning with the day on which this Act comes fully into force.
(5)The Welsh Ministers may review the operation and effect of a change made by this Act at a time when the Welsh Ministers consider the provision making the change to be substantially in force.
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