Client money protection schemes

21Enforcement of client money protection schemes for property agents

1

The Housing and Planning Act 2016 is amended as follows.

2

In section 134 (client money protection schemes: approval or designation), after subsection (2) insert—

3

Regulations under this section may confer a discretion on the Secretary of State in connection with—

a

the approval or designation of a client money protection scheme,

b

conditions which must be complied with by the administrator of such a scheme,

c

the amendment of such a scheme, or

d

the withdrawal of approval or revocation of designation of such a scheme.

3

In section 135 (enforcement of client money protection scheme regulations)—

a

in subsection (4)(e), after “for the purposes of any of its functions” insert “(whether or not the function is expressed to be a function of a local weights and measures authority)”, and

b

for subsection (5) substitute—

5

In this section “local authority in England” means a local weights and measures authority in England.