Part 2Regulation of Social Housing

Chapter 4Registered providers

General provisions

124Complaints

(1)

In section 51 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) (schemes for investigation of complaints by housing ombudsmen) for “Relevant Authority”, wherever appearing, substitute “ Regulator of Social Housing ”.

(2)

In section 51 of that Act—

(a)

for subsection (2)(a) substitute—

“(a)

a registered provider of social housing,”,

(b)

in subsection (2)(d) after “registered with” insert “ the Regulator of Social Housing or ”, and

(c)

at the end add—

“(7)

Section 52 shall apply to an order under subsection (4) (with any necessary modifications).”

(3)

In paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 2 to that Act (grants) for “Housing Corporation”, in both places, substitute “ Regulator of Social Housing ”.

(4)

In paragraph 11(4) of Schedule 2 to that Act, omit—

(a)

“or the Housing Corporation”, and

(b)

“or, as the case may be, the Housing Corporation”.

(5)

At the end of Schedule 2 to that Act add—

“General provision about orders

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Section 52 shall apply to an order of the Secretary of State under this Schedule (with any necessary modifications).”