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Section 36
1E+WThe Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 is amended as follows.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
I2Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 20.9.2023 for specified purposes by S.I. 2023/1001, reg. 2(w)(i)
Prospective
2E+WIn section 201 (inspections) omit subsections (2) and (2A).
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 3 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
3E+WIn section 206 (inquiry)—
(a)for subsection (1) substitute—
“(1)The regulator may hold an inquiry into the affairs of a registered provider if the regulator suspects that—
(a)the affairs of the registered provider may have been mismanaged,
(b)the registered provider has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C, or
(c)there is a risk that, if no action is taken by the regulator or the registered provider, the registered provider will fail to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C.”;
(b)in subsection (4)(a), for “, employees or consultants” substitute “or employees”;
(c)omit subsection (5).
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 3 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
4E+WIn section 226 (overview of provisions on penalties) omit “private”.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 3 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
5E+WIn section 227 (grounds for imposition of penalty), in subsection (1), omit “private”.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 3 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
6E+WIn section 229 (amount of penalty)—
(a)in subsection (2), after “penalty” insert “that may be”;
(b)in that subsection, for “may not exceed £5,000” substitute “is unlimited”;
(c)omit subsection (3).
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 3 para. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
7E+WIn section 249 (management transfer), in subsection (1)—
(a)in paragraph (a), omit “or”;
(b)at the end of paragraph (b) insert “, or
(c)the registered provider has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C.”
Commencement Information
I8Sch. 3 para. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
8E+WIn section 251 (appointment of manager of a private registered provider), in subsection (2), in both places, omit “an individual as”.
Commencement Information
I9Sch. 3 para. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
9E+WIn section 252 (supplementary provisions about appointment of manager)—
(a)for subsection (2) substitute—
“(2)The registered provider may make representations to the regulator about the notice within the period of 5 days beginning with the day on which the provider receives the notice.”;
(b)after subsection (2) insert—
“(2A)Unless the registered provider consents, the regulator may not take action under section 251(2) before the expiry of the period within which the provider may make representations.”;
(c)omit subsection (3).
Commencement Information
I10Sch. 3 para. 9 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
10E+WIn section 252A (appointment of advisers to local authorities), in subsection (2)—
(a)in the words before paragraph (a), for “thinks” substitute “is satisfied”;
(b)at the end of paragraph (d) (inserted by section 10) insert—
“(e)that the authority has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C,”.
Commencement Information
I11Sch. 3 para. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
11E+WIn section 253 (transfer of land by private registered provider), in subsection (1)—
(a)in paragraph (a), omit “or”;
(b)at the end of paragraph (b) insert “, or
(c)the registered provider has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C.”
Commencement Information
I12Sch. 3 para. 11 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
12E+WIn section 255 (amalgamation), in subsection (1)—
(a)in paragraph (a), omit “or”;
(b)at the end of paragraph (b) insert “, or
(c)the registered provider has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C.”
Commencement Information
I13Sch. 3 para. 12 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
13E+WIn section 256 (restrictions on dealings during inquiry)—
(a)in subsection (1)(a), for “non-profit” substitute “private”;
(b)in subsection (3), for the words from “that” to the end substitute “that—
(a)the affairs of the registered provider have been mismanaged, or
(b)the registered provider has failed to meet a standard under section 194.”
Commencement Information
I14Sch. 3 para. 13 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
14E+WIn section 257 (restrictions on dealings following inquiry), in subsection (1), for the words from “that” to the end substitute “that—
(a)the affairs of a private registered provider have been mismanaged, or
(b)a private registered provider has failed to meet a standard under section 194.”
Commencement Information
I15Sch. 3 para. 14 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
15E+WIn section 259 (suspension of officer etc during inquiry)—
(a)in subsection (1)(a), for “non-profit” substitute “private”;
(b)in subsection (1)(b), for “either” substitute “any”;
(c)in subsection (3), for the words from “that” to the end substitute “that—
(a)the affairs of the registered provider have been mismanaged, or
(b)the registered provider has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C.”;
(d)after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)Case 3 applies if the regulator is satisfied that an officer, employee or agent of the registered provider is obstructing, or failing to co-operate with, the inquiry.”;
(e)for subsection (4) substitute—
“(4)The regulator may by order—
(a)where Case 1 or Case 2 applies, suspend any officer, employee or agent of the registered provider who it thinks has contributed to the mismanagement or failure, or
(b)where Case 3 applies, suspend the officer, employee or agent who it thinks is obstructing, or failing to co-operate with, the inquiry.”
Commencement Information
I16Sch. 3 para. 15 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
16E+WIn section 260 (removal or suspension of officer etc following inquiry)—
(a)in subsection (1), for the words from “that” to the end substitute “that—
(a)the affairs of a private registered provider have been mismanaged, or
(b)a private registered provider has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C.”;
(b)in subsection (2), for the words from “who” to the end substitute “who—
(a)it thinks has contributed to the mismanagement or failure, or
(b)it thinks obstructed, or failed to co-operate with, the inquiry under section 206.”
Commencement Information
I17Sch. 3 para. 16 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
17E+WIn section 266 (removal of officers)—
(a)in subsection (1), for “non-profit” substitute “private”;
(b)after subsection (8) insert—
“(9)Case 8 applies to a person who is obstructing the regulator, or failing to co-operate with the regulator, in the performance of the regulator’s functions under this Part.”
Commencement Information
I18Sch. 3 para. 17 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
18E+WIn section 269 (appointment of new officers)—
(a)in subsection (1), for “non-profit” substitute “private”;
(b)in subsection (1)(b), omit “or”;
(c)after subsection (1)(b) insert—
“(ba)in the case of a registered provider which is a registered charity, registered society or registered company, if none of the officers is a board member,
(bb)if the regulator is satisfied that the registered provider has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C, or”;
(d)after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)In subsection (1)(ba), “board member” means—
(a)in the case of a registered charity which is not a registered company, a charity trustee within the meaning given by section 177 of the Charities Act 2011;
(b)in the case of a registered society, a member of its committee within the meaning given by section 149 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014;
(c)in the case of a registered company, a director within the meaning given by section 250 of the Companies Act 2006.”;
(e)in subsection (4)(a)—
(i)leave out “on expiry”;
(ii)after “appointment” insert “(on any number of occasions)”.
Commencement Information
I19Sch. 3 para. 18 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
I20Sch. 3 para. 18(e) in force at 20.9.2023 by S.I. 2023/1001, reg. 2(w)(ii)
Prospective
19E+WIn section 269A (local authorities: censure during or following inquiry)—
(a)in subsection (3), for the words from “that” to the end substitute “that—
(a)the affairs of the authority have been mismanaged, or
(b)the authority has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C.”;
(b)in subsection (4), for the words from “that” to the end substitute “that—
(a)the affairs of the authority have been mismanaged, or
(b)the authority has failed to meet a standard under section 193, 194 or 194C.”
Commencement Information
I21Sch. 3 para. 19 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
Prospective
20E+WIn section 269B (response to censure notice), in subsection (2)(c), after “mismanaged” insert “or it has failed to meet the standard (as the case may be).”
Commencement Information
I22Sch. 3 para. 20 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 46(3)
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