The Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2018 No. 870 (W. 171)

Housing, Wales

The Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018

Made

18 July 2018

Coming into force

15 August 2018

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18(1) of the Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018(1).

In accordance with section 18(4) of the Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018, a draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

Title and commencement

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 15 August 2018.

Amendment of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989

2.  The Local Government and Housing Act 1989(2) is amended as follows—

(a) in section 173(1)(b) for “section 81(8)” substitute “section 133(11)”; and

(b) in section 173(7) omit “9 or”.

Amendment of the Housing Act 1996

3.  In section 40 of the Housing Act 1996(3) omit subsection (5).

Amendment of the Land Registration Rules 2003

4.  The Land Registration Rules 2003(4) are amended as follows—

(a) in rule 95, omit paragraph (2)(d);

(b) in rule 183A, omit paragraph (1); and

(c) in Schedule 4—

(i) in form X—

(aa) in the heading, omit “81 or”;

(bb) for “section 81(8)” substitute “section 133(11)”;

(cc) omit “section 81 of that Act or”;

(ii) omit form KK.

Rebecca Evans

Minister for Housing and Regeneration, under the authority of the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services, one of the Welsh Ministers

18 July 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These regulations make consequential amendments arising from the Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018 (“the Act”).

Regulations 2 and 3 amend primary legislation to update cross-references to “exempt disposals” as a result of changes made by the Act and as a result of the repeal of the requirements to obtain Welsh Ministers’ consent to certain activities carried out by registered social landlords by the Act.

Regulation 4 amends the Land Registration Rules 2003 SI (S.I. 2003/1417) as a result of the repeal of requirements to obtain Welsh Ministers’ consent to certain activities carried out by registered social landlords by the Act.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.

(1)

2018 anaw 4.

(2)

1989 c.42

(3)

1996 c.52

(4)

S.I. 2003/1417