MINISTERS OF THE CROWN Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government) Order 2024. 2 This Order comes into force on 30th October 2024. Interpretation 2 In this Order “ instrument ” includes Royal Charters, Royal Warrants, Orders in Council, Letters Patent, judgments, decrees, orders, rules, regulations, schemes, bye-laws, awards, licences, authorisations, consents, approvals, contracts and other agreements, memoranda and articles of association, certificates, deeds and other documents. Certification of instruments purporting to be made or issued by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 3 A certificate signed by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government that an instrument purporting to be made or issued by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities was so made or issued is conclusive evidence of that fact. Transfer of functions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government 4 The functions of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities are transferred to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. Transfer of property, rights and liabilities to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government 5 There are transferred to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government all property, rights and liabilities to which the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is entitled or subject at the coming into force of this Order. Supplementary provision in connection with articles 4 and 5 6 1 In this article “ LUHC function ” means any function so far as— a it is transferred by article 4 , or b it was entrusted to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities immediately before 10th July 2024 and has before the making of this Order been entrusted to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. 2 Anything (including legal proceedings) which, at the coming into force of this Order, is in the process of being done by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities may be continued by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. 3 Anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has effect, so far as necessary for continuing its effect after the coming into force of this Order, as if done by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. 4 Any enactment or instrument passed or made before the coming into force of this Order has effect, so far as is necessary for the purposes of or in consequence of— a the transfer or entrusting to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government of a LUHC function, or b the transfer of anything by article 5 , as if references to (and references which are to be read as references to) the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities were or included references to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. 5 Documents or forms printed for use in connection with a LUHC function may be used in connection with that function even though they contain (or are to be read as containing) references to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. 6 For the purposes of the use of any such documents or forms after the coming into force of this Order, those references are to be read as references to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. 7 In paragraphs (2) to (6) references to a Secretary of State include references to the department or an officer of that Secretary of State. Validity of things done before coming into force of Order 7 1 This Order does not affect the validity of anything done (or having effect as if done) by or in relation to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities before the coming into force of this Order. 2 In paragraph (1) the reference to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities includes a reference to the department or an officer of that Secretary of State. Consequential amendments 8 The Schedule has effect. Richard Tilbrook Clerk of the Privy Council