Housing (Scotland) Act 2001

60 Removal from the register

(1) A body which has been registered as a social landlord is not to be removed from the register except in accordance with this section.

(2) If it appears to the Scottish Ministers that a body which is on the register of social landlords—

(a) is no longer a body eligible for such registration,

(b) has ceased to exist or does not operate, or

(c) meets the criteria for removal from the register established under section 61,

the Scottish Ministers may, after giving the body at least 14 days' notice, remove it from the register.

(3) In the case of a body which appears to the Scottish Ministers to have ceased to exist, or not to operate, notice under subsection (2) is deemed to be given to the body if it is served at the address last known to the Scottish Ministers to be the principal place of business of the body.

(4) A body which is registered as a social landlord may request the Scottish Ministers to remove it from the register and the Scottish Ministers may do so if they are satisfied that the body meets the criteria for removal established under section 61.

(5) As soon as may be after removing a body which is an industrial and provident society from the register of social landlords the Scottish Ministers must give notice of the removal to the Financial Services Authority, which must record the removal.