SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Reducing social housing regulation

PART 2Restructuring and dissolution: removal of consent requirements etc

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For section 160 substitute—

“160Company: arrangements and reconstructions

(1)

This section applies to a non-profit registered provider which is a registered company.

(2)

The registered provider must notify the regulator of any voluntary arrangement under Part 1 of the Insolvency Act 1986.

(3)

The registered provider must notify the regulator of any order under section 899 of the Companies Act 2006 (court sanction for compromise or arrangement).

(4)

An order under section 899 of Companies Act 2006 does not take effect until the registered provider has confirmed to the registrar of companies that the regulator has been notified.

(5)

The registered provider must notify the regulator of any order under section 900 of the Companies Act 2006 (powers of court to facilitate reconstruction or amalgamation).

(6)

The requirement in section 900(6) of the Companies Act 2006 (sending copy of order to registrar) is satisfied only if the copy is accompanied by confirmation that the regulator has been notified.”