[6 Removal from the register.S
(1)A body which has been registered shall not be removed from the register except in accordance with this section.
(2)If it appears to [Scottish Homes]]that a body which is on the register—
(a)is no longer a housing association eligible for registration, or
(b)has ceased to exist or does not operate,
[Scottish Homes] shall, after giving the body at least 14 days’ notice, remove it from the register.
(3)In the case of a body which appears to [Scottish Homes]to have ceased to exist or not to operate, notice under subsection (2) shall be deemed to be given to the body if it is served at the address last known to [Scottish Homes] to be the principal place of business of the body.
(4)A body which is registered may request [Scottish Homes] to remove it from the register if it has not at any time received—
[(a)a grant under section 41 (housing association grants),
(b)a grant under section 54 (revenue deficit grants),
(c)any such payment or loan as is mentioned in paragraph 2 or paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 (grant-aided land),
(d)a grant or a loan under section 2(2) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988,
(e)a grant under section 50 of the Housing Act 1988 (housing association grants), or
(f)a grant under section 51 of that Act (revenue deficit grants)]
and [Scottish Homes] may, if it thinks fit, do so.
(5)As soon as may be after removing a body from the register [Scottish Homes] shall give notice of the removal—
who shall record the removal.