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PART 2 WREGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS

CHAPTER 4WENFORCEMENT

GeneralW

50Welsh Ministers' enforcement powers: generalW

After section 50 of the Housing Act 1996 insert—

CHAPTER 4AWENFORCEMENT POWERS
GeneralW
50AApplication of Chapter 4A

This Chapter does not apply in relation to a registered social landlord's provision of housing in England.

Commencement Information

I1S. 50 in force at 18.10.2011 by S.I. 2011/2475, arts. 1(2), 2(h)

51Exercise of enforcement powersW

After section 50A of the Housing Act 1996 insert—

50BExercise of enforcement powers

(1)This section applies where the Welsh Ministers are deciding—

(a)whether to exercise an enforcement power,

(b)which enforcement power to exercise, or

(c)how to exercise an enforcement power.

(2)The Welsh Ministers must consider—

(a)the desirability of registered social landlords being free to choose how to provide services and conduct business;

(b)whether the failure or other problem concerned is serious or trivial;

(c)whether the failure or other problem is a recurrent or isolated incident;

(d)the speed with which the failure or other problem needs to be addressed.

(3)In subsection (1), an “enforcement power” means a power exercisable under any of the following provisions—

Commencement Information

I2S. 51 in force at 18.10.2011 by S.I. 2011/2475, arts. 1(2), 2(h)