
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 31st August 2013.
2 

(1) The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1)—
(a) omit the definition of “the Accession Regulations 2004”; and
(b) after the definition of “the Accession Regulations 2006”; insert—
 “the Accession Regulations 2013” means the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013;”
(3) For regulation 3(2)(c) substitute—“
(c) a person who is treated as a worker for the purpose of the definition of “qualified person” in regulation 6(1) of the EEA Regulations pursuant to either—
(i) regulation 6 of the Accession Regulations 2006 (right of residence of an accession State national subject to worker authorisation); or
(ii) regulation 5 of the Accession Regulations 2013 (right of residence of an accession State national subject to worker authorisation);”.
(4) For regulation 4(2)(c), substitute—“
(c) a person who is treated as a worker for the purpose of the definition of “qualified person” in regulation 6(1) of the EEA Regulations pursuant to either—
(i) regulation 6 of the Accession Regulations 2006 (right of residence of an accession State national subject to worker authorisation); or
(ii) regulation 5 of the Accession Regulations 2013 (right of residence of an accession State national subject to worker authorisation);”.
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The changes made by these Regulations shall not have effect in relation to an applicant whose application for—
(a) an allocation of housing accommodation under the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981; or
(b) housing assistance under Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988;was made before the coming into operation of these Regulations.
Theresa Villiers
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Northern Ireland Office
8th July 2013