SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Amendment of Part 2 of the Act
Chapter 3 (registration)
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Section 112 (eligibility for registration) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (4)(b), for “registered providers” substitute “private registered providers”.
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After subsection (4) insert—
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Section 114 deals with bodies falling within the exceptions in section 113.
4
The heading becomes “Eligibility for voluntary registration”.
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The heading to section 113 becomes “Section 112: exceptions”.
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After section 114 insert—
114ALocal authorities: duty to notify
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A local authority in England which is not subject to compulsory registration must notify the regulator as soon as it becomes subject to compulsory registration.
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For these purposes, an authority is subject to compulsory registration if—
a
it is a provider of social housing, or
b
it intends to become a provider of social housing.
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In section 115 (profit-making and non-profit organisations), after subsection (9) insert—
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Subsection (1) does not apply to the entry of a local authority in the register (and, accordingly, references to “profit-making” and “non-profit” in connection with a registered provider do not refer to a local authority).
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1
Section 116 (entry) is amended as follows.
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In subsection (1)(a), after “registration” insert “under section 112(1)”.
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In subsection (4), after “entered” insert “in the register under this section”.
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In subsection (5), after “in the register” insert “under this section”.
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After subsection (5) insert—
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This section deals with voluntary registration; for the registration of local housing authorities and county councils, see section 114.
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The heading becomes “Entry in the register: voluntary registration”.
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In section 117 (fees), for subsections (1) and (2) substitute—
1
The regulator may charge—
a
a fee for initial registration, and
b
an annual fee for continued registration.
2
Except in the case of a local authority, the regulator may make initial or continued registration conditional upon payment of the fee.
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1
Section 118 (de-registration: compulsory) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1), for “body” substitute “private registered provider”.
3
After subsection (3) insert—
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The regulator shall remove a local authority from the register if the regulator becomes aware that the authority—
a
is no longer a provider of social housing, or
b
no longer intends to become a provider of social housing (in the case of an authority which intended to become one but did not in fact do so).
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In section 119 (de-registration: voluntary), in subsection (1), for “registered provider” substitute “private registered provider”.
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Section 120 (notice) is amended as follows.
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In subsection (1)—
a
omit “and” at the end of paragraph (b), and
b
at the end of paragraph (c) insert—
, and
d
in the case of a local authority, the Secretary of State.
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In subsection (2), at the beginning insert “Except in the case of a local authority,”.