Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)

Part I U.K. [F1 Social Rented Sector [F2 regulated by the Welsh Ministers]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. I title substituted (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 61(1), 325(1); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

F2 Words in Pt. I title substituted (18.10.2011) by Housing (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 5), s. 90(2), Sch. para. 2; S.I. 2011/2475, arts. 1(2), 2(u)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Part I (ss. 1-64) amended (1.10.1996) by S.I. 1996/2325, art.3

C2 Pt. 1: The system of "registered social landlords" under this Part is replaced (8.9.2008 for specified purposes and 1.12.2008, 16.2.2009, 1.4.2009, 7.9.2009 and 1.4.2010 for further purposes) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), Pt. 2. This Part continues to apply in relation to Wales with certain provisions applied in relation to England and certain provisions preserved although they apply to England only, see s. 60 of the affecting Act; S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3; S.I. 2008/3068, art. 3 (with arts. 6-13); S.I. 2009/363, art. 2; S.I. 2009/803, art. 7; S.I. 2009/2096, art. 2(1); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

[F3 CHAPTER 4A E+W ENFORCEMENT POWERS

Textual Amendments

F3 Pt. I Ch. 4A and s. 50A and cross-heading inserted (18.10.2011) by Housing (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 5), ss. 50, 90(2); S.I. 2011/2475, arts. 1(2), 2(h)

General] E+W

[F4 50B Exercise of enforcement powers E+W

(1) This section applies where the Welsh Ministers are deciding—

(a) whether to exercise an enforcement power,

(b) which enforcement power to exercise, or

(c) how to exercise an enforcement power.

(2) The Welsh Ministers must consider—

(a) the desirability of registered social landlords being free to choose how to provide services and conduct business;

(b) whether the failure or other problem concerned is serious or trivial;

(c) whether the failure or other problem is a recurrent or isolated incident;

(d) the speed with which the failure or other problem needs to be addressed.

(3) In subsection (1), an “enforcement power” means a power exercisable under any of the following provisions—

• this Chapter,

• paragraphs 4, 6 to 8, 14 to 15B, 15D, 15F and 15H of Part 2 of Schedule 1,

• paragraphs 20 to 27 of Part 4 of Schedule 1.]

Textual Amendments

F4 S. 50B inserted (18.10.2011) by Housing (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 5), ss. 51, 90(2); S.I. 2011/2475, arts. 1(2), 2(h)