The Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2019 No. 316 (C. 16)

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2019 No. 316 (C. 16)

Housing

The Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2019

Made

8th October 2019

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

10th October 2019

Coming into force

7th November 2019

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(1) of the Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2019 and comes into force on 7 November 2019.

Appointed day

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of sections 4(2) (inquiries as to intentional homelessness) and 8 (power to modify section 33 of the 1987 Act) of the Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 is 7 November 2019.

KEVIN STEWART

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

8th October 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force sections 4 and 8 of the Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 on 7 November 2019. The Bill for that Act received Royal Assent on 9 April 2003 and sections 13 and 14 came into force on that day.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I. No.
Sections 1-3, 7, 9 and 10	30 January 2004	2003/609
Section 12	2 July 2004	2004/288
Section 11	2 October 2008 for the purpose of making regulations; and 1 April 2009 for all purposes	2008/313

(1)

2003 asp 10.

(2)

Section 4 is amended by S.S.I. 2012/330.