3. The amendments made by sections 148 and 149 of the Act do not apply to a case where—
(a)a person (“the applicant”) has applied to a local housing authority for accommodation, or for assistance in obtaining accommodation, under Part 7 of the 1996 Act; and
(b)a duty of the local housing authority to secure that accommodation is available for the applicant’s occupation under Part 7 of the 1996 Act(1) including on an interim or temporary basis has arisen and has not ceased,
before the commencement date.
Section 188 of the Housing Act 1996 has been amended by section 18 of and Schedule 1 to the Homelessness Act 2002 (2002 c.7). Section 193 of the Housing Act 1996 has been amended by sections 6, 7, 8 and 18 of and Schedules 1 and 2 to the Homelessness Act 2002, and section 314 of and Schedule 15 to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (2008 c.17).