Statutory Instruments
2018 No. 728
Housing
Insolvency
The Insolvency of Registered Providers of Social Housing Regulations 2018
Made
13th June 2018
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 102(2) and (3), 213 and 214(6) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016(1).
The Secretary of State considers that the modifications of insolvency legislation, as that legislation applies in relation to a registered society or a charitable incorporated organisation(2), made by these Regulations are appropriate in connection with the provisions made by and under Chapter 5 of Part 4 of that Act.
A draft of these Regulations has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 214(2) of that Act.
Registered society and charitable incorporated organisation are defined in section 116 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 as having the same meaning as in the Co-operative and Community Benefits Act 2014 (c. 14) and within Part 11 of the Charities Act 2011 (c. 25).