Published - Thursday 6th July 2023
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThese Regulations make provision related to the implementation of section 3 (restriction of period for which person can apply for a postal vote) and section 6 (limit on the number of electors for whom a proxy can vote) of the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37) (“EA 2022”), as well as …
Published - Thursday 6th July 2023
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThese Regulations make provision related to the change in franchise for citizens of the European Union for local government elections in England, and for Police and Crime Commissioner (“PCC”) elections in England and Wales.
Published - Thursday 6th July 2023
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThese Regulations make provision relating to sections 8, 10 and 15 and Part 5 of the Elections Act 2022 (c. 37) (“the Act”).
Published - Monday 12th June 2023
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThe Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/859) and the Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (England) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/711) support the leaseholder protection provisions in sections 116 to 125 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Building Safety Act 2022 (“the Act”) and this instrument amends those …
Published - Wednesday 7th June 2023
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesIn response to the coronavirus pandemic, sections 1-10 of the Business and Planning Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”) made temporary provision for a fast-track process to allow businesses selling food or drink to obtain authorisation from the local authority for the placement of furniture such as tables and chairs on …
Published - Wednesday 10th May 2023
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThese Regulations make amendments which are consequential on Part 3 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30) (“the 2022 Act”).
Published - Tuesday 25th April 2023
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThese Regulations establish the Responsible Actors Scheme (“the scheme”) and the prohibitions under the Act. They identify certain developers who are eligible to become members of the scheme, and, as a condition of membership, require such developers to enter into and comply with a contract with the Secretary of State …
Published - Thursday 30th March 2023
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThese Regulations amend the definition of “house in multiple occupation” (“HMO”) in England for the purposes of Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004. The effect is that accommodation provided on behalf of the Home Office for asylum-seekers does not require an HMO licence from a local authority during a …
Published - Wednesday 1st March 2023
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThese Regulations make amendments to the Building Act 1984 in connection with higher-risk building work carried out by local authorities and any other public bodies. A number of new definitions, such as higher-risk building, higher-risk building work, the tribunal and the regulator are inserted into the Building Act 1984 by …
Published - Thursday 9th February 2023
Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & CommunitiesThese Regulations make various amendments to the system for the local retention of non-domestic rates (“NDR”) established by Schedule 7B to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (the “1988 Act”) to provide for: