A local housing authority shall comply with the provisions of this Part in allocating housing accommodation.
For the purposes of this Part a local housing authority allocate housing accommodation when they—
The reference in subsection (2)(a) to selecting a person to be a secure tenant , and the reference in subsection (2)(d) to selecting a person to be a tenant under a secure contract or an introductory standard contract, includes deciding to exercise any power to notify an existing tenant or licensee that his tenancy or licence is to be a secure tenancy , a secure contract or an introductory standard contract.
The references in subsection (2)(b) , (c) and (e) to nominating a person include nominating a person in pursuance of any arrangements (whether legally enforceable or not) to require that housing accommodation, or a specified amount of housing accommodation, is made available to a person or one of a number of persons nominated by the authority.
Subject to subsection (4B), the provisions of this Part do not apply to an allocation of housing accommodation by a local housing authority in England to a person who is already—
The provisions of this Part apply to an allocation of housing accommodation by a local housing authority in England to a person who falls within subsection (4A)(a) or (b) if—
The provisions of this Part do not apply to an allocation of housing accommodation by a local housing authority in Wales to a person who is already a tenant under a secure contract or an introductory standard contract unless the allocation involves a transfer of housing accommodation for that person and is made on his application.
Subject to the provisions of this Part, a local housing authority may allocate housing accommodation in such manner as they consider appropriate.