Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977
Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 (1977 c. 48)
- Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 (1977 c. 48)
- Homelessness and threatened homelessness
- 1 Homeless persons and persons threatened with homelessness
- 2 Priority need for accommodation
- 3 Preliminary duties of housing authorities in cases of possible homelessness, etc.
- 4 Duties of housing authorities to homeless persons and persons threatened with homelessness
- 5 Responsibility as between housing authorities
- 6 Provisions supplementary to sections 4 and 5
- 7 Protection for property
- 8 Duties of notification
- 9 Co-operation between authorities
- 10 Power to charge
- 11 Offences
- 12 Guidance to authorities by Secretary of State
- Finance, property and staff
- 13 Financial and other assistance to voluntary organisations concerned with homelessness, etc.
- 14 Transfers of property and staff
- Supplementary
- 15 Orders
- 16 Meaning of "accommodation available for occupation"
- 17 Persons intentionally homeless or threatened with homelessness
- 18 Meaning of "local connection"
- 19 General interpretation
- 20 Repeals and consequential amendments
- 21 Citation and extent
- SCHEDULE Repeals
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