Part 2Regulation of Social Housing
Chapter 5Disposal of propertyby private registered providers
Regulator's consent
174Procedure
(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—
F1(a)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F2(aa)
the Greater London Authority,
(b)
one or more bodies appearing to it to represent the interests of F3private registered providers,
F4(ba)
any body for the time being nominated under section 278A,
and
(c)
one or moreF5other 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.