Part III The Housing CorporationSocial Housing in Wales

Functions of the Welsh Ministers and other general matters

75F1General functions

(1)

The F2Welsh Ministers F3have the following general functions—

F4(a)

to facilitate the proper performance of the functions of registered social landlords;

(b)

to maintain a register of social landlords and to exercise supervision and control over such persons;

(c)

to promote and assist the development of self-build societies (other than registered social landlords) and to facilitate the proper performance of the functions, and to publicise the aims and principles, of such societies;

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(e)

to undertake, to such extent as the F6Welsh Ministers consider necessary, the provision (by construction, acquisition, conversion, improvement or otherwise) of dwellings for letting or for sale and of hostels, and the management of dwellings or hostels so provided.

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(2)

The F9Welsh Ministers shall exercise F10their general functions subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Act F11and Part I of the Housing Act 1996.

(3)

Subsection (1) is without prejudice to specific functions conferred on the F12Welsh Ministers by or under this Act F13or Part I of the Housing Act 1996.

(4)

The F14Welsh Ministers may do such things and enter into such transactions as are incidental to or conducive to the exercise of any of F15their functions, general or specific, under this Act F13or Part I of the Housing Act 1996.

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F17(6)

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