Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018

10 Inquiries and reports

(1) Schedule 1 to the 1996 Act is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 20 (Welsh Ministers’ power to direct inquiry), in sub-paragraph (1), for “there may have been misconduct or mismanagement” substitute “the registered social landlord may have failed to comply with a requirement imposed by or under an enactment.”

(3) In paragraph 23 (powers exercisable on interim basis), in sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) for paragraph (a)(i) substitute—

“(i) that a registered social landlord has failed to comply with a requirement imposed by or under an enactment, and”; and

(b) in paragraph (b), for the words from “there” to the end of that paragraph substitute “a registered social landlord has failed to comply with a requirement imposed by or under an enactment.”

(4) In paragraph 23, in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “misconduct or mismanagement” substitute “failure”.

(5) In paragraph 24 (powers exercisable as result of final report or audit), in sub-paragraph (1), for the words from “there” to “landlord” substitute “a registered social landlord has failed to comply with a requirement imposed by or under an enactment”.

(6) In paragraph 24, in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “misconduct or mismanagement” substitute “failure”.

(7) In paragraph 27 (power to direct transfer of land), for sub-paragraph (1)(a) substitute—

“(a) that it has failed to comply with a requirement imposed by or under an enactment, and”.