(1)Consent may be—
(a)general, or
(b)specific (whether as to particular registered providers, as to particular property, as to particular forms of disposal or in any other way).
(2)Consent may be retrospective.
(3)Consent may be expressed by reference to a policy for disposals submitted by a registered provider.
(4)Consent may be conditional.
(5)Before giving consent the regulator must consult—
(a)the HCA,
(b)one or more bodies appearing to it to represent the interests of registered providers, and
(c)one or more bodies appearing to it to represent the interests of tenants.
(6)Subsection (5) does not apply to specific consent relating only to one or more particular registered providers or properties.