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title: "Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Act 2018"
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# Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Act 2018

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Act 2018
2018 c. 11
An Act to make provision about the granting of old-style secure tenancies in cases of domestic abuse.
[10th May 2018]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

## 2 Extent, commencement and short title {#section-2}

(1) This Act extends to England and Wales only.
(2) Section 1 of this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.
(3) This section comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
(4) This Act may be cited as the Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Act 2018.