PART 2REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS
CHAPTER 4ENFORCEMENT
Management and constitution of registered social landlords
82Acting while disqualified
1
Amend paragraph 26 of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1996 (persons acting as officer while disqualified) as follows.
2
In sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “six months” substitute “12 months”.
3
After sub-paragraph (1) insert—
1A
In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 282 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (short sentences) the reference in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to 12 months has effect as if it were a reference to 6 months.
4
After sub-paragraph (4) add—
5
If a person fails to comply with an order directing repayment, the registered social landlord or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be) may recover the sum or specified amount as a debt.