PART 7Housing

CHAPTER 5Regulation of Social Housing

178Transfer of functions from the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords to the Homes and Communities Agency

(1)Schedule 16 (transfer of functions from the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords to the Homes and Communities Agency) has effect.

(2)In that Schedule—

• Part 1 amends the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (regulation of social housing) so as to—

  (a)

  abolish the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords (“the Office”),

  (b)

  create the Regulation Committee of the Homes and Communities Agency (“the HCA”), and

  (c)

  transfer the functions of the Office to the HCA acting through the Committee,

• Part 2 makes consequential amendments to other enactments,

• Part 3 contains provision transferring property, rights and liabilities of the Office to the HCA, and

• Part 4 contains transitional and saving provisions.

179Regulation of social housing

Schedule 17 (regulation of social housing) has effect.