Housing Act 1996

39 Insolvency, &c. of registered social landlord: scheme of provisions.E+W

(1)The following sections make provision—

(a)for notice to be given to [F1the Welsh Ministers] of any proposal to take certain steps in relation to a registered social landlord (section 40), and for further notice to be given when any such step is taken (section 41),

(b)for a moratorium on the disposal of land, and certain other assets, held by the registered social landlord (sections 42 and 43),

[F2(ba)for the appointment of an interim manager during a moratorium (section 43A),]

(c)for proposals by [F1the Welsh Ministers] as to the future ownership and management of the land held by the landlord (section 44), which are binding if agreed (section 45),

(d)for the appointment of a manager to implement agreed proposals (section 46) and as to the powers of such a manager (sections 47 and 48),

(e)for the giving of assistance by [F1the Welsh Ministers] (section 49), and

(f)for application to the court to secure compliance with the agreed proposals (section 50).

(2)In those sections—

  • disposal” means sale, lease, mortgage, charge or any other disposition, and includes the grant of an option;

  • secured creditor” means a creditor who holds a mortgage or charge (including a floating charge) over land held by the landlord or any existing or future interest of the landlord in rents or other receipts from land; and

  • security” means any mortgage, charge or other security.

(3)The [F3Welsh Ministers] may make provision by order defining for the purposes of those sections what is meant by a step to enforce security over land.

Any such order shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of [F4the National Assembly for Wales] .

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Pt. I substituted (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 61(7), 325(1); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

F3Words in s. 39(3) substituted (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 62(a), 325(1); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

F4Words in s. 39(3) substituted (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 63, 325(1); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)