The Immigration Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2016

Made: 6th January 2016

Laid before Parliament: 11th January 2016

Coming into force: 1st February 2016

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 75(3) of the Immigration Act 2014[^f00001], makes the following Order:

Citation

1

This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2016.

Provisions coming into force on 1st February 2016

2

The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Immigration Act 2014 is 1st February 2016 in respect of premises located in England so far as not already in force—

• (a) section 20 (residential tenancy agreement);

• (b) section 21 (persons disqualified by immigration status or with limited right to rent);

• (c) section 22 (persons disqualified by immigration status not to be leased premises);

• (d) section 23 (penalty notices: landlords);

• (e) section 24 (excuses available to landlords);

• (f) section 25 (penalty notices: agents);

• (g) section 26 (excuses available to agents);

• (h) section 27 (eligibility period);

• (i) section 28 (penalty notices: general);

• (j) section 29 (objection);

• (k) section 30 (appeals);

• (l) section 31 (enforcement); and

• (m) Schedule 3 (excluded residential tenancy agreements).

Signed

James Brokenshire — Minister of State — Home Office — 6th January 2016

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order is the sixth commencement order made under the Immigration Act 2014.

Article 2 brings into force on 1st February 2016 certain provisions in Chapter 1 of Part 3 (residential tenancies) in respect of premises in England so far as not already in force. Those same provisions were previously brought into force in respect of premises in the areas of five local authorities in England by [S.I. 2014/2771](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2771).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2014 c.22.