C1Part 2Regulation of Social Housing
Chapter 8General
Miscellaneous
276AF2Exercise of powers: land with a Crown or Duchy interest
1
The powers in Chapters 6 and 7 are exercisable in relation to premises which are on land in which there is a Crown interest or a Duchy interest.
2
A “Crown interest” means—
a
an interest belonging to His Majesty in right of the Crown, or
b
an interest belonging to a government department or held in trust for His Majesty for the purposes of a government department.
3
A “Duchy interest” means an interest belonging to His Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster or belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall.
276BF3Data protection
1
This section applies to a duty or power to process information where the duty or power is imposed or conferred by or by virtue of any provision of this Part.
2
A duty or power to which this section applies does not operate to require or authorise the processing of information which would contravene the data protection legislation (but the duty or power is to be taken into account in determining whether the processing would contravene that legislation).
3
In this section “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).
I1I2I3I4277Consequential amendments
Schedule 9 (which contains amendments of enactments) has effect.
I5278Transitional
1
The regulator shall include in the register under section 111 on its establishment anyone—
a
who was registered under section 1 of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) (register of social landlords) immediately before section 61 came into force, and
b
in relation to whom the Relevant Authority was the Housing Corporation (in accordance with section 56 of that Act).
2
A person registered under this section shall be designated as a non-profit organisation.
278AF1Power to nominate for consultation purposes
1
The Secretary of State may for the purposes of the following provisions of this Part nominate a body appearing to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of tenants of social housing in England—
a
section 112(4);
F4b
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c
section 196(1);
d
section 197(4);
e
section 216.
2
The Secretary of State must notify the regulator of any nomination (or withdrawal of any nomination) under this section.
Pt. 2 modified (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 16 para. 69(2); S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 911141517)