Part 2Regulation of Social Housing
Chapter 1Introduction
Social housing
72I1Regulations
1
The Secretary of State may make regulations providing that specified property, or a specified class of property, is or is not to be treated as social housing for the purposes of this Part.
2
The regulations may provide for property to be social housing despite not satisfying section 68(1)(a) or (b) where the Secretary of State thinks the property is of a kind, or is provided in circumstances, that serve the needs of a group whose needs are not adequately served by the commercial housing market.
3
The regulations—
a
may override section 68(2),
b
are subject to sections 68(3) and 77, and
c
are subject to sections 69 and 70 (but may clarify doubt about the application of those sections).
4
The regulations—
a
may make provision by reference to the opinion of the regulator or another specified person, and
b
may make provision by reference to designation, agreement or other action by the regulator or another specified person.