Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2018 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Background and Overview

   1. Classification of registered social landlords

3. The Act

   1. Regulatory intervention by Scottish Housing Regulator

      1. Section 1 – Managers appointed by, or on the requirement of, the Scottish Housing Regulator

         1. Section 57 – Appointment of manager for housing activities

         2. Section 58 – Appointment of manager for financial or other affairs

         3. Section 59 – Appointment of managers: supplementary

         4. Section 87 – Manager of registered society: extra powers

      2. Section 2 – Registered social landlords: removal, suspension and appointment of officers etc.

   2. Disposal of land etc. by registered social landlords

      1. Sections 3 and 4 – Disposal of land or other assets by registered social landlord and Special procedure where disposal results in change of landlord

         1. Part 9 of the 2010 Act

         2. Chapter 1 of Part 10 of the 2010 Act

         3. Amendments of Parts 9 and 10 of the 2010 Act

   3. Organisational changes affecting registered social landlords

      1. Section 5 – Change of name, office or constitution by registered social landlord

      2. Section 6 – Restructuring, winding up and dissolution of registered social landlord

         1. Restructuring of registered societies

         2. Voluntary winding up of registered societies

         3. Dissolution of registered societies

         4. Restructuring of companies

         5. Conversion of company into a registered society

         6. Company voluntary arrangement

         7. Voluntary winding up of companies

         8. Chapter 2 of Part 10 of the 2010 Act

         9. Section 165 of the 2010 Act – definition of “registered society”

      3. Section 7 – Registered social landlord becoming a subsidiary of another body

         1. Chapter 3 of Part 10 of the 2010 Act

         2. Section 165 of the 2010 Act – definition of subsidiary

   4. Further modification of regulation of social landlords

      1. Section 8 – Power to modify functions of Scottish Housing Regulator

   5. Local authority influence over registered social landlords

      1. Section 9 – Power to reduce local authority influence over registered social landlords

   6. Duration of regulation-making powers

      1. Section 10 – Duration of powers conferred by sections 8(1) and 9(1)

   7. General provision

      1. Sections 11 – Commencement

4. Parliamentary History