4 Removal from the register.E+W
(1)A body which has been registered as a social landlord shall not be removed from the register except in accordance with this section.
(2)If it appears to the [F1the Welsh Ministers] that a body which is on the register of social landlords—
(a)is no longer a body eligible for such registration, or
(b)has ceased to exist or does not operate,
[F1the Welsh Ministers] shall, after giving the body at least 14 days’ notice, remove it from the register.
(3)In the case of a body which appears to [F1the Welsh Ministers] to have ceased to exist or not to operate, notice under subsection (2) shall be deemed to be given to the body if it is served at the address last known to [F1the Welsh Ministers] to be the principal place of business of the body.
(4)A body which is registered as a social landlord may request [F1the Welsh Ministers] to remove it from the register and [F1the Welsh Ministers] may do so, subject to the following provisions.
(5)Before removing a body from the register of social landlords under subsection (4) [F1the Welsh Ministers] shall consult the local authorities in whose area the body operates; and [F1the Welsh Ministers] shall also inform those authorities of its decision.
(6)As soon as may be after removing a body from the register of social landlords [F1the Welsh Ministers] shall give notice of the removal—
(a)in the case of a registered charity, to the [F2Charity Commission],
(b)in the case of [F3a registered society], to the [F4Financial Conduct Authority], and
(c)in the case of [F5a company (including a company that is a registered charity)], to the registrar of companies,
who shall record the removal.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Pt. I substituted (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), ss. 61(7), 325(1); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F2Words in s. 4(6) substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 185; S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.
F3Words in Act substituted (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), s. 154, Sch. 4 para. 56 (with Sch. 5)
F4Words in s. 4(6)(b) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/496), art. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 5(1)(2)(b) (with Sch. 12)
F5Words in s. 4(6)(c) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 161(3)(b) (with art. 10)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 1: The system of "registered social landlords" under this Part is replaced (8.9.2008 for specified purposes and 1.12.2008, 16.2.2009, 1.4.2009, 7.9.2009 and 1.4.2010 for further purposes) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), Pt. 2. This Part continues to apply in relation to Wales with certain provisions applied in relation to England and certain provisions preserved although they apply to England only, see s. 60 of the affecting Act; S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3; S.I. 2008/3068, art. 3 (with arts. 6-13); S.I. 2009/363, art. 2; S.I. 2009/803, art. 7; S.I. 2009/2096, art. 2(1); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
C2S. 4 extended (16.9.1996) by S.I. 1996/2402, art. 3, Sch. para. 1