Schedules

Schedule 1Limited liability partnerships

Part 2Amendments of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

I1I12I1410Introductory

The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 is amended as set out in paragraphs 11 to 20.

I2I1511Notice of registration or de-registration

In section 120 (notice), in subsection (1)(c), after “charity)” insert “or a limited liability partnership”.

Accounts

I3I1612

1

Section 129 (companies exempt from audit) is amended as follows.

2

In the heading, after “companies” insert “or limited liability partnerships”.

3

In subsection (1)(a), after “charity” insert “or is a limited liability partnership”.

4

In subsection (2)—

a

after “directors of the company” insert “or members of the limited liability partnership”;

b

for “company’s”, in both places, substitute “registered provider’s”;

c

for “which the company” substitute “which the registered provider”.

5

In subsection (3), for “has the same meaning as in” substitute “means accounts prepared in accordance with”.

I4I1713

1

Section 130 (exempt companies: accountant’s report) is amended as follows.

2

In the heading, after “companies” insert “or limited liability partnerships”.

3

In subsection (2), for “company’s” substitute “registered provider’s”.

4

In subsection (3)(b), for “company” substitute “registered provider”.

5

For subsection (6) substitute—

6

In this section and sections 131 and 132—

  • firm” means any entity, whether or not a legal person, that is not an individual and includes a body corporate, a corporation sole and a partnership or other unincorporated association;

  • body corporate” includes a body incorporated outside the United Kingdom.

I5I1814

In section 131 (exempt companies: reporting accountant)—

a

in the heading, after “companies” insert “or limited liability partnerships”;

b

in subsection (1), for “company”, in both places, substitute “registered provider”.

I6I1915

1

Section 132 (application of Companies Act) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

for “company” substitute “registered provider”;

b

for “company’s” substitute “registered provider’s”.

3

In subsection (2)(e)—

a

for “454(4)(b)” substitute “454”;

b

for the words from “provision” to the end substitute “section (revised accounts and reports),”.

I7I2016

In section 133 (exempt companies: extraordinary audit)—

a

in the heading, after “companies” insert “or limited liability partnerships”;

b

in subsections (1), (2) and (4), for “company”, in each place, substitute “registered provider”.

I8I1317

In section 141 (offences), in subsection (6), omit the words from “not” to the end.

I9I2118Moratorium on disposal of land

In section 154 (implementation of regulator’s proposals), in subsection (2), after paragraph (aa) insert—

ab

in the case of a limited liability partnership, its members,

I10I2219Arrangements and reconstructions

In section 160 (arrangements and reconstructions)—

a

in the heading, after “company” insert “and limited liability partnership”;

b

in subsection (1), after “company” insert “or a limited liability partnership”.

I11I2320Meaning of “officer”

In section 270 (meaning of “officer” of a private registered provider), in the Table, after the entry relating to “Registered company” insert—

Limited liability partnership

A member of the limited liability partnership