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(1)A [F1private 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—
F2(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(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
F1Words 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
F2S. 119(5)(a) omitted (6.4.2017) by virtue of Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22), s. 216(3), Sch. 4 para. 11; S.I. 2017/75, reg. 4
Commencement Information
I1S. 119(1) s. 119(3)-(6) in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
I2S. 119(2)(7) in force at 8.9.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3(1)
I3S. 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.)
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