(1)In this Chapter a reference to the provider of social housing is to be construed as follows.
| Type of social housing | Provider |
|---|---|
| Low cost rental accommodation | The landlord |
| Low cost home ownership accommodation: shared ownership | The landlord |
| Low cost home ownership accommodation: equity percentage | “The seller” within the meaning of section 70(5)(a) |
| Low cost home ownership accommodation: shared ownership trust | The “social landlord” within the meaning of paragraph 7(3) of Schedule 9 to the Finance Act 2003 |
(2)Chapter 3 provides for the establishment of a register of providers of social housing: persons listed in the register—
(a)may be referred to in an enactment or other instrument as “registered providers of social housing”, and
(b)are referred to in this Part as “registered providers”.