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Suspension and removal of officers [F1of F2... registered providers]E+W

Textual Amendments

259Suspension during inquiryE+W

(1)The regulator may make an order under this section if—

(a)an inquiry under section 206 is in progress in respect of a [F3private] registered provider, and

(b)[F4any] of the following cases applies.

(2)Case 1 applies if the regulator [F5is satisfied]—

(a)that the affairs of the registered provider have been mismanaged, and

(b)that the interests of tenants of the registered provider, or its assets, require protection.

(3)Case 2 applies if as a result of an inquirer's interim report under section 207 the regulator is satisfied [F6that—

(a)the affairs of the registered provider have been mismanaged, or

(b)the registered provider has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C.]

[F7(3A)Case 3 applies if the regulator is satisfied that an officer, employee or agent of the registered provider is obstructing, or failing to co-operate with, the inquiry.]

[F8(4)The regulator may by order—

(a)where Case 1 or Case 2 applies, suspend any officer, employee or agent of the registered provider who it thinks has contributed to the mismanagement or failure, or

(b)where Case 3 applies, suspend the officer, employee or agent who it thinks is obstructing, or failing to co-operate with, the inquiry.]

F9(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6)An order ceases to have effect at the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the inquirer's final report under section 207 is made.

(7)But the regulator may revoke an order before the end of that period.

[F10(7A)If the regulator makes an order, the regulator must—

(a)take all reasonable steps to notify the person suspended, and

(b)notify the registered provider.]

(8)The regulator shall notify the Charity Commission if it suspends an officer, employee or agent of a registered charity.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1S. 259 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

260Removal or suspension following inquiryE+W

(1)This section applies if as a result of an inquiry under section 206 or an audit under section 210 the regulator is satisfied [F11that—

(a)the affairs of a private registered provider have been mismanaged, or

(b)a private registered provider has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C.]

(2)The regulator may by order remove any officer, employee or agent of the registered provider [F12who—

(a)it thinks has contributed to the mismanagement or failure, or

(b)it thinks obstructed, or failed to co-operate with, the inquiry under section 206.]

(3)Pending a decision whether to remove an officer, employee or agent, the regulator may by order suspend the person for a specified period of up to 6 months.

F13(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5)Before making an order the regulator must take all reasonable steps to give at least 14 days' notice to—

(a)the person, and

(b)the registered provider.

[F14(5A)If the regulator makes an order, the regulator must—

(a)take all reasonable steps to notify the person removed or suspended, and

(b)notify the registered provider.]

(6)The regulator shall notify the Charity Commission if it removes or suspends an officer, employee or agent of a registered charity.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I2S. 260 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

261Suspension under section 259 or 260: supplementalE+W

(1)This section applies where the regulator suspends an officer, employee or agent of a registered provider under section 259 or 260.

(2)The regulator may give directions to the registered provider about—

(a)the performance of the suspended person's functions, and

(b)any other matter arising from the suspension.

(3)The regulator may appoint a person to perform the suspended person's functions.

Commencement Information

I3S. 261 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

262Disqualification of removed personE+W

(1)A person is disqualified from acting as an officer of a registered provider if the person has been removed under—

(a)section 260, or

(b)paragraph 24(2)(a) of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52), section 30(1)(a) of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69) or section 20(1)(a) of the Housing Act 1974 (c. 44) (other similar provisions).

(2)The regulator may waive a disqualification either generally or in relation to a particular registered provider or class of registered providers.

(3)A waiver may be granted only on an application by the disqualified person.

(4)The regulator shall notify a person whose disqualification is waived.

(5)If a disqualified person acts as an officer of a registered provider, the person's acts are not invalid by reason only of the disqualification.

Commencement Information

I4S. 262 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

263Register of disqualified personsE+W

(1)The regulator shall maintain a register of persons disqualified under section 262.

(2)The register must show details of any waivers.

(3)The regulator shall make the register available for inspection by the public.

Commencement Information

I5S. 263 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

264Acting while disqualified: offenceE+W

(1)It is an offence for a person to act as an officer of a registered provider in respect of which the person is disqualified under section 262.

(2)A person guilty of an offence is liable—

(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding [F15the general limit in a magistrates’ court] or a fine F16... or both;

(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both.

(3)Proceedings for an offence may be brought only by or with the consent of—

(a)the regulator, or

(b)the Director of Public Prosecutions.

(4)In relation to an offence committed before [F172 May 2022] the reference in subsection (2)(a) to [F18the general limit in a magistrates’ court] shall have effect as if it were a reference to 6 months.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I6S. 264 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

265Acting while disqualified: other consequencesE+W

(1)This section applies where the regulator is satisfied that a person—

(a)has acted as an officer of a registered provider in respect of which the person is disqualified under section 262, and

(b)in doing so, has received payments or other benefits from the registered provider.

(2)The regulator may require the person to repay the sum or, as the case may be, a specified amount representing the whole or part of the value of the benefit.

(3)If a person fails to comply with a requirement the registered provider may recover the sum or specified amount as a debt.

Commencement Information

I7S. 265 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

266Removal of officersE+W

(1)The regulator may by order remove an officer of a [F19private] registered provider if a Case listed in this section applies to the officer.

(2)Case 1 applies to a person who has been [F20made] bankrupt.

(3)Case 2 applies to a person who has made an arrangement with creditors.

(4)Case 3 applies to a person who is subject to a disqualification order or a disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (c. 46) or equivalent legislation in Northern Ireland.

(5)Case 4 applies to a person who is subject to an order under section 429(2) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45) (disabilities on revocation of county court administration order).

(6)Case 5 applies to a person who is disqualified under [F21section 178 of the Charities Act 2011] from being a charity trustee.

(7)Case 6 applies to a person who is incapable of acting by reason of mental disorder.

(8)Case 7 applies to a person who is impeding the proper management of the registered provider by reason of absence or failure to act.

[F22(9)Case 8 applies to a person who is obstructing the regulator, or failing to co-operate with the regulator, in the performance of the regulator’s functions under this Part.]

Textual Amendments

F21Words in s. 266(6) substituted (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), s. 355, Sch. 7 para. 134 (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8)

Commencement Information

I8S. 266 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

267Section 266: supplementalE+W

(1)Before making an order under section 266 in respect of an officer the regulator must take all reasonable steps to give at least 14 days' notice to—

(a)the officer, and

(b)the registered provider.

[F23(1A)If the regulator makes an order, the regulator must—

(a)take all reasonable steps to notify the person removed, and

(b)notify the registered provider.]

[F24(1B)The regulator must notify the Charity Commission if it makes an order removing an officer of a registered charity.]

F25(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I9S. 267 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

268Appeal against removal or suspensionE+W

[F26(1)] A person removed or suspended under section 259, 260 or 266 may appeal to the High Court.

[F27(2)An appeal under this section must be brought within the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the registered provider concerned is notified of the removal or suspension.]

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I10S. 268 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

269Appointment of new officersE+W

(1)The regulator may by order appoint a person as an officer of a [F28private] registered provider—

(a)to replace an officer removed by order under section 266,

(b)where there are no officers, F29...

[F30(ba)in the case of a registered provider which is a registered charity, registered society or registered company, if none of the officers is a board member,

(bb)if the regulator is satisfied that the registered provider has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C, or]

(c)if the regulator [F31is satisfied] an additional officer is necessary [F32to ensure that the registered provider's affairs are managed in accordance with legal requirements (imposed by or under an Act or otherwise)].

[F33(1A)In subsection (1)(ba), “board member” means—

(a)in the case of a registered charity which is not a registered company, a charity trustee within the meaning given by section 177 of the Charities Act 2011;

(b)in the case of a registered society, a member of its committee within the meaning given by section 149 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014;

(c)in the case of a registered company, a director within the meaning given by section 250 of the Companies Act 2006.]

(2)The regulator may appoint more than a minority of the officers of a registered provider only if—

(a)the provider has fewer officers than required by its constitution, or

(b)its constitution does not specify a minimum number of officers.

(3)Subsection (1) overrides any restriction on eligibility or numbers of officers imposed by the body's constitution.

(4)An order appointing an officer shall specify the period for which, and the terms on which, the office is to be held; but—

(a)F34... the regulator may by order renew the appointment [F35(on any number of occasions)], and

(b)the officer may resign or retire in accordance with the registered provider's constitution.

(5)An officer appointed by order has the same rights, powers and obligations as an officer appointed under the registered provider's constitution.

(6)The regulator may exercise the power in subsection (1) in respect of a registered charity only if—

F36(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)the regulator [F37 notified the Charity Commission of its intention to do so ].

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I11S. 269 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

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