76Appointment of manager of registered social landlord
After paragraph 15E of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1996 insert—
“Appointment of manager of registered social landlord
15F(1)This paragraph applies if the Welsh Ministers are satisfied that—
(a)a registered social landlord has failed to meet a standard under section 33A, or
(b)there has been misconduct or mismanagement in the affairs of the registered social landlord.
(2)But this paragraph does not apply where the misconduct or mismanagement relates only to the registered social landlord’s provision of housing in England.
(3)The Welsh Ministers may—
(a)appoint an individual as a manager of the registered social landlord, or
(b)require the registered social landlord to appoint an individual as a manager.
(4)An appointment or requirement may relate to the management of —
(a)the registered social landlord’s affairs generally, or
(b)specified affairs.
(5)Appointment is to be on terms and conditions (including as to remuneration) specified in, or determined in accordance with, the appointment or requirement.
(6)A manager is to have—
(a)any power specified in the appointment or requirement, and
(b)any other power in relation to the registered social landlord’s affairs required by the manager for the purposes specified in the appointment or requirement (including the power to enter into agreements and take other action on behalf of the registered social landlord).”