C3C5Part IF6Social Rented Sector F10regulated by the Welsh Ministers
Words in Pt. I title substituted (18.10.2011) by Housing (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 5), s. 90(2), Sch. para. 2; S.I. 2011/2475, arts. 1(2), 2(u)
Part I (ss. 1-64) amended (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art.3
Pt. 1: The system of "registered social landlords" under this Part is replaced (8.9.2008 for specified purposes and 1.12.2008, 16.2.2009, 1.4.2009, 7.9.2009 and 1.4.2010 for further purposes) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), Pt. 2. This Part continues to apply in relation to Wales with certain provisions applied in relation to England and certain provisions preserved although they apply to England only, see s. 60 of the affecting Act; S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3; S.I. 2008/3068, art. 3 (with arts. 6-13); S.I. 2009/363, art. 2; S.I. 2009/803, art. 7; S.I. 2009/2096, art. 2(1); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
Chapter IV General powers of the F3Relevant Authority
Words in Pt. I substituted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 140, Sch. 16 para. 82(1)(2) (with ss. 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art.5.
Housing management
I136 Issue of guidance by F7the Welsh MinistersF11– housing in England .
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Guidance under F4 subsection (1) may, in particular, be issued with respect to—
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the housing demands for which provision should be made and the means of meeting those demands;
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the allocation of housing accommodation between individuals;
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the terms of tenancies and the principles upon which levels of rent should be determined;
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standards of maintenance and repair and the means of achieving those standards;
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the services to be provided to tenants;
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the procedures to be adopted to deal with complaints by tenants against a landlord;
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consultation and communication with tenants;
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the devolution to tenants of decisions concerning the management of housing accommodation.
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the policy and procedures a landlord is required under section 218A to prepare and from time to time revise in connection with anti-social behaviour.
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Before issuing any guidance under this section F7the Welsh Ministers shall consult such bodies appearing to F7the Welsh Ministers to be representative of registered social landlords as F7the Welsh Ministers considers appropriate; and where F7the Welsh Ministers issues guidance under this section it shall be issued in such manner as F7the Welsh Ministers considers appropriate for bringing it to the notice of the landlords concerned.
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Guidance issued under this section may be revised or withdrawn; and F8subsection (3) applies in relation to the revision of guidance as in relation to its issue.
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Guidance under this section may make different provision in relation to different cases and, in particular, in relation to different areas, different descriptions of housing accommodation and different descriptions of registered social landlord.
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C137 Powers of entry.
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A person authorised by F7the Welsh Ministers may at any reasonable time, on giving not less than 28 days’ notice of his intention to the landlord concerned, enter any such premises for the purpose of survey and examination.
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Where such notice is given to the landlord, the landlord shall give the occupier or occupiers of the premises not less than seven days’ notice of the proposed survey and examination.
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A landlord F15who fails, without reasonable excuse, to give the required notice in relation to premises in Wales commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
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A landlord who fails to give the required notice in relation to premises in England commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
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An authorisation for the purposes of this section shall be in writing stating the particular purpose or purposes for which the entry is authorised and shall, if so required, be produced for inspection by the occupier or anyone acting on his behalf.
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The F2Relevant Authority shall give a copy of any survey carried out in exercise of the powers conferred by this section to the landlord concerned.
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C238 Penalty for obstruction of person exercising power of entry.
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It is an offence for a registered social landlord or any of its officers or employees to obstruct a person authorised under section 37 (powers of entry) to enter premises in the performance of anything which he is authorised by that section to do.
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A person who commits such an offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
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Proceedings for such an offence may be brought only by or with the consent of F7the Welsh Ministers or the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Pt. I title substituted (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 61(1), 325(1); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)