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Section 100: Local authority and other assistance for Secretary of State.

Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 · 1999 c. 33View on legislation.gov.uk

Part VI: Support for Asylum-Seekers

This section applies if the Secretary of State asks—

a local authority,
a private registered provider of social housing,
a registered social landlord,
a registered housing association in Scotland or Northern Ireland, or
the Executive,

to assist him to exercise his power under section 95 to provide accommodation.

The person to whom the request is made must co-operate in giving the Secretary of State such assistance in the exercise of that power as is reasonable in the circumstances.

Subsection (2) does not require a private registered provider of social housing or a registered social landlord to act beyond its powers.

A local authority must supply to the Secretary of State such information about their housing accommodation (whether or not occupied) as he may from time to time request.

The information must be provided in such form and manner as the Secretary of State may direct.

"Registered social landlord" has the same meaning as in Part I of the Housing Act 1996.

"Registered housing association" has the same meaning—

in relation to Scotland, as in the Housing Associations Act 1985; and
in relation to Northern Ireland, as in Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.

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