Part 5Regulatory intervention
Managerial appointment
I157Appointment of manager for housing activities
1
This section applies where the Regulator, having made inquiries or otherwise, considers—
a
that a social landlord F1has failed, or is failing—
i
to achieve a standard or an outcome set out in the Scottish Social Housing Charter,
ii
to meet a performance improvement target,
iii
to implement an approved performance improvement plan, or
iv
to comply with an enforcement notice, and
b
that a person needs to be appointed in order to ensure that the social landlord provides housing services F2in a way that will rectify the failure.
2
The Regulator may appoint, or require the social landlord to appoint, a manager F3to manage the landlord's housing activities generally, or such aspects of those activities as are necessary, for the purpose of rectifying the failure which the Regulator considers requires the appointment of the manager.
3
Before appointing or requiring appointment of a manager for a local authority or a local authority landlord, the Regulator must—
a
consult—
i
the local authority or local authority landlord,
ii
such bodies representing local authorities as it thinks fits, and
iii
the Accounts Commission for Scotland, and
b
have regard to views expressed by those consulted by such time as the Regulator may specify.