182 Power to monitor activities of registered housing associations.E+W+S
In Part I of the M1Housing Associations Act 1985 (regulation of housing associations) after section 27 there shall be inserted the following section—
“27A Power of Corporation to monitor associations.
(1)If at any time required to do so by the Corporation,—
(a)a registered housing association shall produce to a person authorised in that behalf by the Corporation such books, accounts and other documents relating to the association’s business as may be specified by the Corporation;and
(b)any officer, employee or member of the committee of the registered housing association shall provide an explanation of any such books, accounts and other documents.
(2)Where, by virtue of subsection (1), any books, accounts or other documents are produced to a person authorised in that behalf by the Corporation, he may take copies of or make extracts from them.
(3)In the application of this section to a registered housing association which is a charity,—
(a)the reference in subsection (1)(a) to the association’s business shall be construed as a reference to its housing activities; and
(b)the reference to a member of the committee includes a reference to a trustee of the association.”
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