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(1)This section restricts the making of gifts, and the payment of dividends and bonuses, by a non-profit registered provider to—
(a)a member or former member of the registered provider,
(b)a member of the family of a member or former member,
(c)a company which has as a director a person within paragraph (a) or (b).
(2)A gift may be made, and a dividend or bonus may be paid, only if it falls within one of the following permitted classes.
(3)Class 1 is payments which—
(a)are in accordance with the constitution of the registered provider, and
(b)are due as interest on capital lent to the provider or subscribed in its shares.
(4)Class 2 is payments which—
(a)are paid by a fully mutual housing association (within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69)),
(b)are paid to former members of the association, and
(c)are due under—
(i)tenancy agreements with the association, or
(ii)agreements under which the former members became members of the association.
(5)Class 3 is payments which—
(a)are in accordance with the constitution of the registered provider making the payment (“the payer”), and
(b)are made to a registered provider which is a subsidiary or associate of the payer.
[F1(5A)Class 4 is payments which—
(a)are in accordance with the constitution of the registered provider,
(b)are paid for the benefit of tenants of the provider, and
(c)are in any particular case paid to assist the tenant to obtain other accommodation by acquiring a freehold, or long-leasehold, interest in a dwelling.
(5B)For the purposes of subsection (5A)—
“ long-leasehold interest ”, in relation to a dwelling, means the lessee's interest under a lease of the dwelling granted, for a premium, for a term certain exceeding 21 years;
“ acquiring ”, in relation to a long-leasehold interest in a dwelling, includes acquiring by grant and acquiring by assignment. ]
(6)If a registered company or [F2registered society] contravenes this section—
(a)it may recover the wrongful gift or payment as a debt from the recipient, and
(b)the regulator may require it to take action to recover the gift or payment.
[F3(7)The Secretary of State may by order amend this section for the purpose of—
(a)adding to the permitted classes, or
(b)modifying or removing a permitted class added by order under this subsection.
(8)Before making an order under subsection (7), the Secretary of State must consult—
(a)the Charity Commission,
(b)the regulator, and
(c)one or more bodies appearing to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of registered providers.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 122(5A)(5B) inserted (15.1.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 177, 240(1)(j)
F2Words in Act substituted (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), s. 154, Sch. 4 para. 123 (with Sch. 5)
F3S. 122(7)(8) inserted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 17 para. 2; S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9 11 14 15 17)
Commencement Information
I1S. 122 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
Chapter 5 makes provision about disposal of property [F4by private registered providers].
Textual Amendments
F4Words in s. 123 inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 20
Commencement Information
I2S. 123 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
(1)In section 51 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) (schemes for investigation of complaints by housing ombudsmen) for “Relevant Authority”, wherever appearing, substitute “ Regulator of Social Housing ”.
(2)In section 51 of that Act—
(a)for subsection (2)(a) substitute—
“(a)a registered provider of social housing,”,
(b)in subsection (2)(d) after “registered with” insert “ the Regulator of Social Housing or ”, and
(c)at the end add—
“(7)Section 52 shall apply to an order under subsection (4) (with any necessary modifications).”
(3)In paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 2 to that Act (grants) for “Housing Corporation”, in both places, substitute “ Regulator of Social Housing ”.
(4)In paragraph 11(4) of Schedule 2 to that Act, omit—
(a)“or the Housing Corporation”, and
(b)“or, as the case may be, the Housing Corporation”.
(5)At the end of Schedule 2 to that Act add—
“General provision about orders12Section 52 shall apply to an order of the Secretary of State under this Schedule (with any necessary modifications).”
Commencement Information
I3S. 124 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
(1)A registered provider may give the regulator an undertaking in respect of any matter concerning social housing.
(2)The regulator may prescribe a procedure to be followed in giving an undertaking.
(3)In exercising a power under Chapter 6 or 7 the regulator must have regard to any undertaking offered or given.
(4)The regulator may found a decision about whether to exercise a power under Chapter 6 or 7 wholly or partly on the extent to which an undertaking has been honoured.
Commencement Information
I4S. 125 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
If invited by a local authority to participate in the preparation or modification of a sustainable community strategy under section 4 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22), a [F5private registered provider] must co-operate with the local authority.
Textual Amendments
F5Words in s. 126 substituted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 21
Commencement Information
I5S. 126 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
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