SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Amendment of Part 2 of the Act

Chapter 7 (enforcement)

65

1

Section 248 (section 247: supplemental) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (4)—

a

omit “and” at the end of paragraph (a), and

b

for paragraph (b) substitute—

b

the Secretary of State (if the notice is given to a local authority), and

c

any other persons the regulator thinks appropriate.

3

In subsection (7)—

a

omit “and” at the end of paragraph (c), and

b

for paragraph (d) substitute—

d

the Secretary of State (if the registered provider is a local authority), and

e

if the regulator thinks it appropriate, any relevant local housing authority.

4

For subsection (8) substitute—

8

If the regulator imposes a requirement it must send a copy—

a

to the HCA, and

b

in the case of a requirement imposed on a local authority, to the Secretary of State.