The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2008

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1 Consequential amendments: Part 1 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc) Regulations 1980

1.  In Schedule 1 to the Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc) Regulations 1977(1), in Forms 5, 6, 8, 9 and 9A, after “Housing Corporation,”, wherever appearing, insert “or the Homes and Communities Agency”.

Local Government Reorganisation (Preservation of Right to Buy) Order 1986

2.  In article 11(2)(b) of the Local Government Reorganisation (Preservation of Right to Buy) Order 1986(2) for “Housing Corporation” substitute “Homes and Communities Agency”.

Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 1986

3.  In Schedule 1 to the Housing (Right to Buy) (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 1986(3), under the heading “What happens next?”, in the list of “Public Sector landlords”, for “Commission for the New Towns” substitute “Homes and Communities Agency”.

Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

4.  In paragraph 8 of Schedule 9A to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(4), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) the Homes and Communities Agency;”.

Consumer Credit (Exempt Agreements) Order 1989

5.—(1) The Consumer Credit (Exempt Agreements) Order 1989(5) is amended as follows.

(2) In Part II of Schedule 1, for the entries relating to the Commission for the New Towns and the Urban Regeneration Agency substitute—

“Homes and Communities Agency

Agreements of a description falling within section 16(2) of the Act, being agreements made under the Agency’s powers to give financial assistance under section 19 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.”.

(3) In Part II of Schedule 1, after the entry for “Southern Health and Social Services Board” insert—

“Welsh Ministers

Agreements of a description falling within section 16(2) of the Act, being agreements falling within article 2(2)(a) to (c) which are made pursuant to section 36 of the New Towns Act 1981 and which related to property of the Commission for the New Towns transferred to them under a scheme made under section 51(1) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.”.(6)

Housing (Service Charge Loans) Regulations 1992

6.—(1) The Housing (Service Charge Loans) Regulations 1992(7) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(2), in the definition of “lender”, for “the Corporation” substitute “the Homes and Communities Agency or the Welsh Ministers, as the case may be”.

(3) In regulation 2(2), for “the Corporation” substitute “the Homes and Communities Agency or the Welsh Ministers, as the case may be”.

(4) In regulation 5(1) and 5(2), for “the Corporation” substitute “the Welsh Ministers”.

Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

7.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(8) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 19(1)(r)(iii), for “Urban Regeneration Agency” substitute “Homes and Communities Agency”.

(3) In regulation 19(3) omit the definition of “Urban Regeneration Agency”.

Social Landlords (Permissible Additional Purposes or Objects) Order 1996

8.  In article 2(1) of the Social Landlords (Permissible Additional Purposes or Objects) Order 1996(9), in the definition of “qualifying lending institution”, after “Housing Corporation;” insert—

“(aa) the Homes and Communities Agency;”.

Social Landlords (Additional Purposes or Objects) Order 1999

9.  In article 3(3) of the Social Landlords (Additional Purposes or Objects) Order 1999(10), in the definition of “qualifying lending institution”, after “Housing Corporation;” insert—

“(aa) the Homes and Communities Agency;”.

Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government, etc.) (Modification) Order 1999

10.  In paragraph 13 of section 2 of Schedule 1 to the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government, etc.) (Modification) Order 1999(11), for “The Commission for the New Towns” substitute “The Homes and Communities Agency”.

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) Order 2001

11.  In the Schedule to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) Order 2001(12), after paragraph 48(2)(c) insert—

“(ca) the Homes and Communities Agency;”

Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) Order 2001

12.  In Schedule 1 to the Race Relations Act 1976 (Statutory Duties) Order 2001(13), for “English Partnerships” substitute “The Homes and Communities Agency”.

Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) Regulations 2005

13.  In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Disability Discrimination (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) Order 2001(14), for “English Partnerships” substitute “The Homes and Communities Agency”.

Social Housing (Grants to Bodies other than Registered Social Landlords) (Additional Purposes) (England) Order 2006

14.  In article 2 of the Social Housing (Grants to Bodies other than Registered Social Landlords) (Additional Purposes) (England) Order 2006(15), in the definition of “public sector housing”, for “the Housing Corporation” substitute “the Homes and Communities Agency”.

Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) Regulations 2006

15.  In the Schedule to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Public Authorities) (Statutory Duties) Regulations 2006(16), for “English Partnerships” substitute “The Homes and Communities Agency”.

Transport and Works (Model Clauses for Railways and Tramways) Order 2006

16.—(1) The Transport and Works (Model Clauses for Railways and Tramways) Order 2006(17) is amended as follows.

(2) In Model Clause 14(8)(a) in Schedule 1, for “the Commission for the New Towns” substitute “the Homes and Communities Agency”.

(3) In Model Clause 18(8)(a) in Schedule 2, for “the Commission for the New Towns” substitute “the Homes and Communities Agency”.

Official Statistics Order 2008

17.  In the Schedule to the Official Statistics Order 2008(18)—

(a) after the entry for the Higher Education Statistics Agency, insert “Homes and Communities Agency”; and

(b) omit the entries for “Commission for the New Towns” and “Urban Regeneration Agency”.

(1)

S.I. 1980/1697. The forms in Schedule 1 were amended by regulation 4 of S.I. 1984/1391 and regulation 2 of S.I. 1993/655.

(2)

S.I. 1986/2092.

(3)

SI 1986/2194. Schedule 1 was amended by regulation 2 of S.I. 2007/784.

(4)

S.I. 1987/1968. Schedule 9A was inserted by regulation 6 of S.I. 1992/1026.

(5)

S.I. 1989/869. The entry for the Urban Regeneration Agency was inserted by article 2 of S.I. 2008/645.

(6)

1981 c. 64. Section 36 was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.

(7)

S.I. 1992/1708.

(8)

S.I. 1996/207. Regulation 19 was amended by regulation 5 of S.I. 1998/1274.

(9)

S.I.. 1996/2256. Article 2 was amended by article 2 of S.I. 2005/2863.

(10)

S.I. 1999/985. Article 3 was amended by article 3 of S.I. 2005/2863.

(11)

S.I. 1999/2277.

(12)

S.I.. 2001/1201. Paragraph 48 was substituted by article 2(4) of S.I. 2003/1675.

(13)

S.I. 2001/3458.

(14)

S.I. 2005/2966.

(15)

S.I. 2006/583.

(16)

S.I. 2006/2930.

(17)

S.I. 2006/1954

(18)

S.I. 2008/928.