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This Chapter provides for the establishment of a register of providers of social housing.
Commencement Information
I1S. 110 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
(1)The regulator shall maintain a register of providers of social housing.
(2)The regulator shall make the register available for inspection by the public.
Commencement Information
I2S. 111 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
(1)An English body is eligible for registration if—
(a)it satisfies the following conditions, and
(b)it does not fall within the exceptions in section 113.
(2)Condition 1 is that the body—
(a)is a provider of social housing in England, or
(b)intends to become a provider of social housing in England.
(3)Condition 2 is that the body satisfies any relevant criteria set by the regulator as to—
(a)its financial situation,
(b)its constitution, and
(c)other arrangements for its management.
(4)Before setting criteria the regulator must consult—
F2(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F3(aa)the Greater London Authority,]
(b)one or more bodies appearing to it to represent the interests of [F4private registered providers],
[F5(ba)any body for the time being nominated under section 278A,]
and
(c)one or more [F6other] bodies appearing to it to represent the interests of tenants.
[F7(5)Section 114 deals with bodies falling within the exceptions in section 113.]
Textual Amendments
F1Heading of s. 112 substituted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11(4)
F2S. 112(4)(a) repealed (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 16 para. 36, Sch. 25 Pt. 26; S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i)(j) (with arts. 9 11 14 15 17)
F3S. 112(4)(aa) inserted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 19 para. 48; S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9 11 14 15 17)
F4Words in s. 112(4)(b) substituted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11(2)
F5S. 112(4)(ba) inserted (12.11.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 26(3)(a), 148(1)(c)
F6Word in s. 112(4)(c) inserted (12.11.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 26(3)(b), 148(1)(c)
F7S. 112(5) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 11(3)
Commencement Information
I3S. 112(1)(2) in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
I4S. 112(3)(4) in force at 8.9.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3(1) (with art. 3(3)(4))
I5S. 112(3)(4) in force at 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
(1)This section sets out the exceptions to section 112(1).
(2)Exception 1 is a local housing authority.
(3)Exception 2 is a county council.
F9(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F10(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F11(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F8S. 113 heading substituted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 12
F9S. 113(4) omitted (1.4.2010) by virtue of The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), arts. 1(2), 4
F10S. 113(5) omitted (1.4.2010) by virtue of The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), arts. 1(2), 4
F11S. 113(6) omitted (1.4.2010) by virtue of The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), arts. 1(2), 4
Commencement Information
I6S. 113(1)-(4) in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
(1)The Secretary of State may by order—
(a)repeal section 113, or
(b)amend it so as to permit the registration of specified classes of local authority.
(2)The Secretary of State may by order require the regulator to register—
(a)a specified local authority, or
(b)a specified class of local authority.
(3)Registration under subsection (2)—
(a)takes effect in accordance with any provision of the order about timing or other procedural or incidental matters,
(b)does not require an application for registration, and
(c)may apply to a local authority whether or not it is eligible for registration by virtue of subsection (1).
(4)If the Secretary of State thinks it necessary or desirable in connection with the registration of local authorities, the Secretary of State may by order—
(a)provide for a provision of this Part or any other enactment not to apply in relation to registered local authorities;
(b)provide for a provision of this Part or any other enactment to apply with specified modifications in relation to registered local authorities;
(c)amend a provision of this Part or any other enactment.
(5)In this section—
(a)“local authority” means an authority or person to whom section 113 applies or has applied, and
(b)“registered local authorities” means authorities or persons who are registered, registrable or to be registered as a result of an order under subsection (1) or (2) above.
(6)Before making an order under this section the Secretary of State shall consult—
(a)any authority or person likely to be affected by it, and
(b)such other persons as the Secretary of State thinks fit.
Commencement Information
I7S. 114 in force at 8.9.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3(1)
I8S. 114 in force at 7.9.2009 for E. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/2096, art. 2(1)
(1)A local authority in England which is not subject to compulsory registration must notify the regulator as soon as it becomes subject to compulsory registration.
(2)For these purposes, an authority is subject to compulsory registration if—
(a)it is a provider of social housing, or
(b)it intends to become a provider of social housing.]
Textual Amendments
F12S. 114A inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 13
(1)Each entry in the register shall designate the body registered as either—
(a)a non-profit organisation, or
(b)a profit-making organisation.
(2)A body is a non-profit organisation if it is a registered or non-registrable charity.
(3)A body is also a non-profit organisation if it satisfies the following conditions.
(4)Condition 1 is that the body—
(a)does not trade for profit, or
(b)is prohibited by its constitution from issuing capital with interest or dividend at a rate exceeding that prescribed under section 1(1)(b) of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69).
(5)Condition 2 is that a purpose of the body is the provision or management of housing.
(6)Condition 3 is that any other purposes of the body are connected with or incidental to the provision of housing.
(7)The Secretary of State may make regulations providing that a specified purpose is to be, or not to be, treated as connected with or incidental to the provision of housing.
(8)A body which is not a non-profit organisation under subsection (2) or (3) is a profit-making organisation.
(9)If the regulator thinks that what was a profit-making organisation has become a non-profit organisation, the regulator must change the registered designation accordingly.
[F13(10)Subsection (1) does not apply to the entry of a local authority in the register (and, accordingly, references to “profit-making” and “non-profit” in connection with a registered provider do not refer to a local authority).]
Textual Amendments
F13S. 115(10) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 14
Commencement Information
I9S. 115 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
(1)The regulator shall register anyone who—
(a)is eligible for registration [F15under section 112(1)], and
(b)applies to be registered.
(2)The regulator may make provision about—
(a)the form of an application;
(b)the information to be contained in it or provided with it;
(c)the manner in which an application is to submitted;
(d)the consequences of failure to comply with provision under paragraphs (a) to (c).
(3)This section is subject to section 117 (fees).
(4)Once entered [F16in the register under this section] a body remains registered unless and until removed under section 118 or 119.
(5)It shall be presumed for all purposes that a person entered in the register [F17under this section] is eligible for registration while the registration lasts (irrespective of whether and why the person is later removed from the register).
[F18(6)This section deals with voluntary registration; for the registration of local housing authorities and county councils, see section 114.]
Textual Amendments
F14Heading of s. 116 substituted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 15(6)
F15Words in s. 116(1)(a) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 15(2)
F16Words in s. 116(4) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 15(3)
F17Words in s. 116(5) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 15(4)
F18S. 116(6) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 15(5)
Commencement Information
I10S. 116(1) s. 116(3)-(5) in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
I11S. 116(2) in force at 8.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3(1)
[F19(1)The regulator may charge—
(a)a fee for initial registration, and
(b)an annual fee for continued registration.
(2)Except in the case of a local authority, the regulator may make initial or continued registration conditional upon payment of the fee.]
(3)The regulator shall—
(a)prescribe the amount of a fee, and
(b)make provision about the periods during which and in respect of which annual fees are payable.
(4)The regulator may set different fees, and make different provision, for different cases or circumstances.
(5)Fees must be set in accordance with principles which the regulator prepares and publishes and which are designed to ensure that so far as is reasonably practicable—
(a)fee income matches expenditure on the performance of [F20the regulator's] functions,
(b)each fee is reasonable and proportionate to the costs to which it relates, and
(c)actual or potential registered providers can see the relationship between the amount of a fee and the costs to which it relates.
(6)The principles—
(a)shall provide for section 95(3) to be disregarded for the purpose of subsection (5)(a), and
(b)may provide for specified expenditure or potential expenditure under section 95 or otherwise to be disregarded for the purpose of subsection (5)(a).
(7)Principles do not have effect until approved by the Secretary of State.
(8)In preparing (or revising) the principles the regulator shall consult persons appearing to the regulator to represent the interests of fee-payers.
(9)The [F21HCA's] accounts shall show—
(a)fees received, and
(b)fees outstanding.
[F22(10)The functions of billing for and receiving the payment of fees under this section are exercisable by the HCA rather than by the HCA acting through its Regulation Committee.]
Textual Amendments
F19S. 117(1)(2) substituted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 16
F20Words in s. 117(5)(a) inserted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 16 para. 37(2); S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9 11 14 15 17)
F21Word in s. 117(9) substituted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 16 para. 37(3); S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9 11 14 15 17)
F22S. 117(10) inserted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 16 para. 37(4); S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9 11 14 15 17)
Commencement Information
I12S. 117 in force at 8.9.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3(1)
I13S. 117 in force at 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
(1)The regulator may remove from the register a [F23private registered provider] which the regulator thinks—
(a)is no longer eligible for registration,
(b)has ceased to carry out activities, or
(c)has ceased to exist.
(2)Before removing a body under subsection (1)(a) or (b) the regulator must—
(a)take all reasonable steps to give the body at least 14 days' notice, and
(b)consider any representations it makes in that period.
(3)After removing a body under subsection (1)(a) or (b) the regulator must take all reasonable steps to notify the body.
[F24(4)The regulator shall remove a local authority from the register if the regulator becomes aware that the authority—
(a)is no longer a provider of social housing, or
(b)no longer intends to become a provider of social housing (in the case of an authority which intended to become one but did not in fact do so).]
Textual Amendments
F23Words in s. 118(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 17(2)
F24S. 118(4) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 17(3)
Commencement Information
I14S. 118 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
(1)A [F25private registered provider] may ask the regulator to remove it from the register.
(2)The regulator may comply with a request—
(a)on the grounds that the registered provider no longer is or intends to be a provider of social housing in England,
(b)on the grounds that the registered provider is subject to regulation by another authority whose control is likely to be sufficient, or
(c)on the grounds that the registered provider meets any relevant criteria for de-registration set by the regulator.
(3)Before deciding whether or not to comply, the regulator must consult such local authorities in whose area the registered provider acts as it thinks appropriate.
(4)The regulator shall not comply with a request by a non-profit registered provider if it thinks that removal is sought with a view to enabling the registered provider to distribute assets to members.
(5)In deciding whether or not to comply, the regulator must (in particular) have regard to—
(a)any conditions imposed in connection with disposal consents given to the registered provider under Chapter 5, and
(b)any conditions imposed in connection with financial assistance given to the registered provider under any enactment.
(6)Having decided whether or not to remove the registered provider the regulator must notify—
(a)the provider, and
(b)any authority consulted.
(7)The regulator shall publish criteria set for the purposes of subsection (2)(c).
Textual Amendments
F25Words in s. 119(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 18
Commencement Information
I15S. 119(1) s. 119(3)-(6) in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
I16S. 119(2)(7) in force at 8.9.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3(1)
I17S. 119(2)(7) in force at 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
(1)As soon as is reasonably practicable after registering or de-registering a body the regulator shall notify—
(a)in the case of a registered charity, the Charity Commission,
(b)in the case of [F26a registered society], the [F27Financial Conduct Authority], F28...
(c)in the case of a registered company (whether or not also a registered charity), the registrar of companies for England and Wales [F29, and
(d)in the case of a local authority, the Secretary of State.]
(2)[F30Except in the case of a local authority,] a notice of registration shall specify whether the person registered is designated as a non-profit or profit-making organisation.
(3)If the designation changes, the regulator shall notify any person notified of the registration.
(4)A person to whom notice is given under this section must keep a record of it.
Textual Amendments
F26Words in Act substituted (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), s. 154, Sch. 4 para. 122 (with Sch. 5)
F27Words in s. 120(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/496), art. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 8(2)(3)(a) (with Sch. 12)
F28Word in s. 120(1)(b) omitted (1.4.2010) by virtue of The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 19(2)(a)
F29S. 120(1)(d) and word inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 19(2)(b)
F30Words in s. 120(2) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 19(3)
Commencement Information
I18S. 120 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
(1)A body may appeal to the High Court against a decision of the regulator—
(a)to refuse to register it,
(b)to de-register it, or
(c)to refuse to de-register it.
(2)The regulator shall not de-register a body while an appeal is pending.
(3)The Secretary of State may by order provide for the First-tier Tribunal to have jurisdiction under this section instead of the High Court.
Commencement Information
I19S. 121 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
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