Part 2 E+WRegulation of Social Housing

Chapter 5 E+WDisposal of property[F1 by private registered providers]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Pt. 2 Ch. 5 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. 34

Regulator's consent E+W

174 Procedure E+W

(1) Consent may be—

(a) general, or

(b) specific (whether as to particular registered providers, as to particular property, as to particular forms of disposal or in any other way).

(2) Consent may be retrospective.

(3) Consent may be expressed by reference to a policy for disposals submitted by a registered provider.

(4) Consent may be conditional.

(5) Before giving consent the regulator must consult—

(a) the HCA,

(b) one or more bodies appearing to it to represent the interests of [F2 private registered providers],

[F3 (ba) any body for the time being nominated under section 278A,]

and

(c) one or more[F4 other] bodies appearing to it to represent the interests of tenants.

(6) Subsection (5) does not apply to specific consent relating only to one or more particular registered providers or properties.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in s. 174(5)(b) 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. 38

F3 S. 174(5)(ba) inserted (12.11.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 26(3)(a), 148(1)(c)

F4 Word in s. 174(5)(c) inserted (12.11.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 26(3)(b), 148(1)(c)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 174(1)-(4) in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)

I2 S. 174(5)(6) in force at 8.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3(1) (with art. 3(3)(4))