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Introductory Text
Part 1 The Scottish Housing Regulator
The Regulator
1.The Scottish Housing Regulator
2.The Regulator's objective
3.The Regulator's functions
4.Statement on performance of functions
5.Involvement of representative bodies
6.Involvement of the Accounts Commission
7.Independence from Ministers
Membership
8.The Regulator's membership
9.Disqualification and removal from office
10.Members' expenses
Chairing and proceedings
11.Chairing
12.The Regulator's proceedings
Staff and property
13.The Regulator's chief executive
14.The Regulator's other staff and property
Powers
15.The Regulator's general powers
16.Delegation of powers
Studies, co-operation and annual reports
17.Studies
18.Co-operation with other regulators
19.Annual reports
Part 2 Registered social landlords
The register
20.Registered social landlords
21.Population of the register
22.Application
23.Entry in the register
Registration criteria
24.Legislative registration criteria
25.Regulatory registration criteria
26.Guidance on registration criteria
Removal from register
27.Compulsory de-registration
28.Voluntary de-registration
Appeals
29.Appeal against decision on registration or removal
Communication with other regulators
30.Communication with other regulators
Part 3 Performance of social landlords
Scottish Social Housing Charter
31.Scottish Social Housing Charter
32.Standards and outcomes
33.Scottish Social Housing Charter: supplemental
Targets, guidance, code of conduct and equal opportunities
34.Performance improvement targets
35.Guidance: housing activities
36.Code of conduct: governance and financial accountability
37.Financial management or governance targets for registered social landlords
38.Guidance: financial management or governance targets
39.Encouragement of equal opportunities
Assessing and reporting
40.Assessment of social landlords
41.Performance reports
Part 4 Inquiries and information
Inquiries
42.Inquiries about social landlords
43.Inquiries: general powers
44.Inquiries: survey powers
45.Exceptional audit
46.Reports on inquiries
Information
47.Information from tenants on significant performance failures
48.Power to obtain information
49.Failure to provide information etc.
50.Social landlords' involvement of tenants etc. when providing information
Code of practice
51.Code of practice: inquiries
Part 5 Regulatory intervention
Introductory
52.Regulatory intervention
53.Exercise of regulatory intervention powers
54.Code of practice: regulatory intervention
Remedial action
55.Performance improvement plans
56.Enforcement notices
Managerial appointment
57.Appointment of manager for housing activities
58.Appointment of manager for financial or other affairs
59.Appointment of manager: supplementary
Registered social landlords: removal, suspension and appointment of officers etc.
60.General power to remove officers
61.Suspension of officers etc. during or following inquiries
62.Removal of officers etc. following inquiries
63.Responsible individuals
64.Appeals against suspension or removal
65.Appointment of new officers
Registered social landlords: asset protection
66.Restrictions on dealings during or following inquiries
67.Transfer of assets following inquiries
Part 6 Registered social landlords: accounts and audit
68.Determination of accounting requirements
69.Compliance with accounting requirements
70.Delivery of accounts and audit
71.Failure to deliver compliant accounts
72.Disclosure of information
Part 7 Registered social landlords: insolvency etc.
Moratorium
73.Notification of step towards insolvency etc.
74.Effect of failure to notify
75.Moratorium
76.Period of moratorium
77.Further moratorium
78.Effect of moratorium
79.Interim manager
Making proposals
80.Proposals: formulation
81.Proposals: submission
82.Proposals: agreement
83.Modifying proposals
Implementing proposals
84.Implementation of agreed proposals
85.Appointment of manager to implement proposals
86.Manager: powers
87.Manager of registered society: extra powers
88.Regulator assistance
89.Failure by manager to implement agreed proposals
90.Other failure to implement agreed proposals
91.Meaning of “land”
Part 8 Registered social landlords: organisational change etc.
Change of name, office or constitution
92.Change of name or office
93.Change of constitution
94.Registered society's rules: supplementary
95.Change of registered company's articles: supplementary
Registered societies: restructuring, winding up and dissolution
96.Restructuring, winding up and dissolution of registered societies
97.Restructuring of society
98.Voluntary winding up of society
99.Dissolution of society
Companies: restructuring and winding up
100.Restructuring and winding up of companies
101.Restructuring of company
102.Conversion of company into a registered society
103.Company voluntary arrangement
104.Voluntary winding up of company
Registered social landlord becoming a subsidiary of another body
104A.Registered social landlord becoming a subsidiary of another body
Winding up petition
105.Regulator's power to petition for winding up
Asset transfer on dissolution or winding up
106.Asset transfer on dissolution or winding up
Part 9 Disposal of land or assets by registered social landlords
107.Power to dispose of land or assets
108.Disposals not requiring consent
109.Notification where disposal consent not required
110.Tenant consultation: other disposals
111.Effect of disposals without consent
112.De-registered bodies
Part 10 Special procedure for disposals and restructuring resulting in change of landlord
Chapter 1 Disposals by a registered social landlord
113.Disposals resulting in change of landlord
114.Regulator's initial decision
115.Consultation with tenants
116.Regulator's consent
117.Further information
118.Ballot
119.Written agreements
120.Unaffected tenants
121.Regulator's approval
122.Purchaser protection
Chapter 2 Restructuring of a registered social landlord
123.Restructuring resulting in change of landlord
124.Purchaser protection
CHAPTER 3 REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORD BECOMING A SUBSIDIARY OF ANOTHER BODY
124A.Regulator's consent
124B.Purchaser protection
Part 11 Change of landlord: secure tenants
125.Right to acquire certain houses from local authority landlords
126.Approved persons
127.Eligible houses
128.Application to acquire eligible house
129.Offer to sell
130.Market value of eligible house
131.Sale conditions
132.Acceptance of an offer to sell
133.Refusal of application
134.Reference to Lands Tribunal
135.Consent for subsequent disposals
136.Extension of time periods
Part 12 Charitable registered social landlords
137.Charitable registered social landlords
Part 13 Social landlords and rural housing bodies: long leases and heritable securities
138.Residential restriction on a long lease
139.Heritable security redemption right
Part 14 Right to buy: reforms
140.Re-accommodated persons: protection of right to buy
141.Limitation on right to buy: new tenants
142.Pressured areas: amendments
143.Limitation on right to buy: new supply social housing
144.Limitation on right to buy: police housing
145.Duty to collect and publish information: local authority housing stock
146.Duty to collect and publish information: tenants eligible for right to buy
147.Duty to collect and publish information: sale of houses by registered social landlords
Part 15 Amendment of Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
148.Introductory
149.HRA designation orders: removal of Ministerial involvement
150.Recovery of expenses
151.Scheme of assistance: demolition works
Part 16 Miscellaneous
152.Tenant protection: orders for possession against landlord
153.Tenant protection: repossession orders
154.Police accommodation not to be Scottish secure tenancy
155.Scottish secure tenancy: rent arrears pre-action requirements
156.Local authority duties on homelessness: armed forces
157.Vacant dwellings: use of information obtained for council tax purposes
158.Housing support: persons found to be homeless or threatened with homelessness
Part 17 Supplementary and final provisions
159.Offences by bodies corporate etc.
160.Formal communications
161.Orders
162.Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
163.Ancillary provision
164.Connected bodies
165.Interpretation
166.Commencement
167.Short title
SCHEDULE 1
Transitional provisions
Transfer of staff
1.(1) All staff, other than excepted staff, employed immediately before...
Transfer of assets and liabilities
2.(1) Ministers may by order provide for the transfer to...
SCHEDULE 2
Modifications of enactments
Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 1968 (c.55)
1.In section 4A(3)(ba) (societies which cannot disapply section 4) of...
Land Tenure Reform (Scotland) Act 1974 (c.38)
2.In section 21 (provisions for contracting out to be void)...
Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c.26)
3.(1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 is amended as follows....
Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c.43)
4.(1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 is amended as follows....
Housing Act 1988 (c.50)
5.In section 52(10) (recovery etc. of grants) of the Housing...
Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 7)
6.In the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act...
Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 10)
7.(1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 is amended as follows....
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)
8.In the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002, in schedule...
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13)
9.In the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, in schedule...
Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc.(Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4)
10.In the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act...
Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8)
11.In the definition of “registered social landlord” in section 143(2)...
Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6)
12.In section 22(5) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland)...
Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 10)
13.(1) The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 is...
Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1)
14.In section 22(4)(b) (application to private rented housing panel) of...
Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)
15.(1) The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 is amended...