PART 2

REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS
CHAPTER 4

ENFORCEMENT

Management and constitution of registered social landlords

Management tender: supplemental
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After paragraph 15B of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1996 insert—

Management tender: supplemental
15C
1
Before acting under paragraph 15B(3) the Welsh Ministers must give the registered social landlord a notice—
a
specifying grounds on which action might be taken under that paragraph,
b
warning the landlord that the Welsh Ministers are considering action under that paragraph, and
c
explaining the effect of this paragraph.
2
The notice must specify a period during which the registered social landlord may make representations to the Welsh Ministers.
3
The period must—
a
be a period of at least 28 days, and
b
begin with the date on which the registered social landlord receives the notice.
4
The Welsh Ministers must send a copy of a notice under sub-paragraph (1) to any person they think appropriate (having regard, in particular, to any person who provided information as a result of which the notice is given).
5
A notice under sub-paragraph (1) must—
a
refer to section 6A, and
b
indicate whether or to what extent the Welsh Ministers would accept a voluntary undertaking instead of, or in mitigation of, action under paragraph 15B(3).
6
Notice under sub-paragraph (1) may be combined with notice under one or more of the following—
a
sections 50K and 50S,
b
paragraphs 15E and 15G.
7
In imposing a requirement the Welsh Ministers must have regard to views of—
a
relevant tenants,
b
the registered social landlord, and
c
if they think it appropriate, any relevant local housing authority.
8
A registered social landlord may appeal to the High Court against a requirement under paragraph 15B(3).