Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023

13 Other interpretation etc

(1) In this Act—

• “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act);

• “district” has the same meaning as in the Housing Act 1985 (see section 2 of that Act);

• “the licensing authority” has the meaning given by section 4(7);

• “licensing regulations” has the meaning given by section 4(7);

• “local housing authority” has the same meaning as in the Housing Act 1985 (see section 1 of that Act);

• “person having control” has the same meaning as in the Housing Act 2004 (see section 263 of that Act);

• “person managing” has the same meaning as in the Housing Act 2004 (see section 263 of that Act);

• “registered provider of social housing” has the meaning given by section 80(2) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008;

• “social services authority” means a local authority for the purposes of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (see section 1 of that Act);

• “social services functions”, in relation to a social services authority, means the social services functions of that authority for the purposes of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (see section 2 of that Act).

(2) Regulations under this Act are to be made by statutory instrument.