Part 5Regulatory intervention
Managerial appointment
57Appointment of manager for housing activities
1
This section applies where the Regulator, having made inquiries or otherwise, considers—
a
that a social landlord is, or is at risk of, failing—
i
to achieve a standard or an outcome set out in the Scottish Social Housing Charter,
ii
to meet a performance improvement target,
iii
to implement an approved performance improvement plan, or
iv
to comply with an enforcement notice, and
b
that a person needs to be appointed in order to ensure that the social landlord provides housing services to an appropriate standard.
2
The Regulator may appoint, or require the social landlord to appoint, a manager—
a
to manage its housing activities generally, or
b
to manage particular aspects of those activities.
3
Before appointing or requiring appointment of a manager for a local authority or a local authority landlord, the Regulator must—
a
consult—
i
the local authority or local authority landlord,
ii
such bodies representing local authorities as it thinks fits, and
iii
the Accounts Commission for Scotland, and
b
have regard to views expressed by those consulted by such time as the Regulator may specify.