116[F1Entry in the register: voluntary registration]E+W
(1)The regulator shall register anyone who—
(a)is eligible for registration [F2under section 112(1)], and
(b)applies to be registered.
(2)The regulator may make provision about—
(a)the form of an application;
(b)the information to be contained in it or provided with it;
(c)the manner in which an application is to submitted;
(d)the consequences of failure to comply with provision under paragraphs (a) to (c).
[F3(2A)The regulator must notify a body of the outcome of its application.]
(3)This section is subject to section 117 (fees).
(4)Once entered [F4in the register under this section] a body remains registered unless and until removed under section 118 or 119.
(5)It shall be presumed for all purposes that a person entered in the register [F5under this section] is eligible for registration while the registration lasts (irrespective of whether and why the person is later removed from the register).
[F6(6)This section deals with voluntary registration; for the registration of [F7local authorities], see section 114.]
Textual Amendments
F1Heading of s. 116 substituted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 15(6)
F2Words in s. 116(1)(a) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 15(2)
F3S. 116(2A) inserted (20.9.2023) by Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 (c. 36), s. 46(3), Sch. 4 para. 3; S.I. 2023/1001, reg. 2(x)
F4Words in s. 116(4) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 15(3)
F5Words in s. 116(5) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 15(4)
F6S. 116(6) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/844), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 15(5)
F7Words in s. 116(6) substituted (21.3.2024) by The Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/399), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 1(3)
Commencement Information
I1S. 116(1) s. 116(3)-(5) in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
I2S. 116(2) in force at 8.9.2008 by S.I. 2008/2358, art. 3(1)