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ProcedureE+W

116[F1Entry in the register: voluntary registration]E+W

(1)The regulator shall register anyone who—

(a)is eligible for registration [F2under section 112(1)], and

(b)applies to be registered.

(2)The regulator may make provision about—

(a)the form of an application;

(b)the information to be contained in it or provided with it;

(c)the manner in which an application is to submitted;

(d)the consequences of failure to comply with provision under paragraphs (a) to (c).

[F3(2A)The regulator must notify a body of the outcome of its application.]

(3)This section is subject to section 117 (fees).

(4)Once entered [F4in the register under this section] a body remains registered unless and until removed under section 118 or 119.

(5)It shall be presumed for all purposes that a person entered in the register [F5under this section] is eligible for registration while the registration lasts (irrespective of whether and why the person is later removed from the register).

[F6(6)This section deals with voluntary registration; for the registration of [F7local authorities], see section 114.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1S. 116(1) s. 116(3)-(5) in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

I2S. 116(2) in force at 8.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3(1)

117 FeesE+W

[F8(1)The regulator may charge—

(a)a fee [F9for dealing with an application] for initial registration, and

(b)an annual fee for continued registration.

[F10(1A)The regulator may make dealing with an application for initial registration conditional upon the payment of the fee.]

(2)Except in the case of a local authority, the regulator may make F11... continued registration conditional upon payment of the fee.]

(3)The regulator shall—

(a)prescribe the amount of a fee, and

(b)make provision about the periods during which and in respect of which annual fees are payable.

(4)The regulator may set different fees, and make different provision, for different cases or circumstances.

[F12(4A)The amount of a fee payable under this section may be calculated by reference to costs incurred, or likely to be incurred, by the regulator in the performance of any of its functions, including costs unconnected with the fee-payer and costs unconnected with registration or regulation under this Part.]

(5)Fees must be set in accordance with principles which the regulator prepares and publishes and which are designed to ensure that so far as is reasonably practicable—

(a)fee income matches [F13the costs incurred in] the performance of [F14the regulator's] functions,

(b)F15... and

(c)actual or potential registered providers can see the relationship between the amount of a fee and the costs [F16incurred, or likely to be incurred, in the performance of the regulator’s functions].

(6)The principles—

(a)shall provide for section 95(3) to be disregarded for the purpose of subsection (5)(a), and

(b)may provide for specified expenditure or potential expenditure under section 95 or otherwise to be disregarded for the purpose of subsection (5)(a).

(7)Principles do not have effect until approved by the Secretary of State.

(8)In preparing (or revising) the principles the regulator shall consult persons appearing to the regulator to represent the interests of fee-payers.

(9)The [F17regulator’s] accounts shall show—

(a)fees received, and

(b)fees outstanding.

F18(10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F14Words in s. 117(5)(a) inserted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 16 para. 37(2); S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9 11 14 15 17)

Commencement Information

I3S. 117 in force at 8.9.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3(1)

I4S. 117 in force at 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

118De-registration: compulsoryE+W

(1)The regulator may remove from the register a [F19private registered provider] which the regulator thinks—

(a)is no longer eligible for registration,

[F20(aa)has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C,]

(b)has ceased to carry out activities, or

(c)has ceased to exist.

[F21(2)Before acting under subsection (1)(a), (aa) or (b) the regulator must—

(a)give the private registered provider a notice—

(i)warning the provider that the regulator is considering action under the provision concerned, and

(ii)specifying a period (which must be at least 14 days beginning with the day the provider receives the notice) within which the provider may make representations, and

(b)consider any representations made during that period.]

[F22(3)The regulator must notify a private registered provider of a decision to remove it from the register under subsection (1)(a), (aa) or (b).]

[F23(4)The regulator shall remove a local authority from the register if the regulator becomes aware that the authority—

(a)is no longer a provider of social housing, or

(b)no longer intends to become a provider of social housing (in the case of an authority which intended to become one but did not in fact do so).]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I5S. 118 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

119De-registration: voluntaryE+W

(1)A [F24private 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—

F25(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

Commencement Information

I6S. 119(1) s. 119(3)-(6) in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

I7S. 119(2)(7) in force at 8.9.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3(1)

I8S. 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.)

120NoticeE+W

(1)As soon as is reasonably practicable after registering or de-registering a body the regulator shall notify—

(a)in the case of a registered charity, the Charity Commission,

(b)in the case of [F26a registered society], the [F27Financial Conduct Authority], F28...

(c)in the case of a registered company (whether or not also a registered charity) [F29or a limited liability partnership], the registrar of companies for England and Wales [F30, and

(d)in the case of a local authority, the Secretary of State.]

(2)[F31Except in the case of a local authority,] a notice of registration shall specify whether the person registered is designated as a non-profit or profit-making organisation.

(3)If the designation changes, the regulator shall notify any person notified of the registration.

(4)A person to whom notice is given under this section must keep a record of it.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I9S. 120 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

121AppealE+W

(1)A body may appeal to the High Court against a decision of the regulator—

(a)to refuse to register it,

(b)to de-register it [F32under section 118(1)], F33...

(c)to refuse to de-register it,

[F34(d)to designate it as a non-profit organisation or as a profit-making organisation (as the case may be), or

(e)to change its registered designation.]

[F35(1A)An appeal under this section must be brought within the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the body is notified of the decision it is appealing.]

(2)The regulator shall not de-register a body [F36during the appeal period].

[F37(2A)The “appeal period” means—

(a)where an appeal is brought, the period beginning with the day on which notice of the decision appealed against is given and ending with the day on which the appeal is finally determined or withdrawn, and

(b)otherwise, the period during which an appeal could be brought.

(2B)Subsections (1A) to (2A) do not apply to a decision of the regulator to de-register a body under section 118(1)(c).]

(3)The Secretary of State may by order provide for the First-tier Tribunal to have jurisdiction under this section instead of the High Court.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I10S. 121 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

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