Part 2Regulation of Social Housing
Chapter 1Introduction
Other key concepts
I179English bodies
1
In this Part “English body” means—
a
a registered charity whose address for the purposes of registration by the Charity Commission is in England,
b
an industrial and provident society whose registered office for the purposes of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 (c. 12) is in England,
c
a registered company which has its registered office in England,
d
a community land trust which owns land in England, and
e
any other person (whether or not a body corporate registered under the law of the United Kingdom) which—
i
is not a Welsh body within the meaning of section 1A of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52), and
ii
makes available, or intends to make available, accommodation in England.
2
In subsection (1)(d) “community land trust” means a body corporate which satisfies the conditions below.
3
In those conditions “local community” means the individuals who live or work, or want to live or work, in a specified area.
4
Condition 1 is that the body is established for the express purpose of furthering the social, economic and environmental interests of a local community by acquiring and managing land and other assets in order—
a
to provide a benefit to the local community, and
b
to ensure that the assets are not sold or developed except in a manner which the trust's members think benefits the local community.
5
Condition 2 is that the body is established under arrangements which are expressly designed to ensure that—
a
any profits from its activities will be used to benefit the local community (otherwise than by being paid directly to members),
b
individuals who live or work in the specified area have the opportunity to become members of the trust (whether or not others can also become members), and
c
the members of the trust control it.