Part 1 Amendments to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008
Localism Act 2011 (2011 c 20) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 16 Transfer of Functions from the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords to the Homes and Communities Agency

Section 178

Part 1 Amendments to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

1

The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 is amended as follows.

2

In section 2 (the HCA: objects) after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)     It is also an object of the HCA to facilitate the exercise through its Regulation Committee of the functions conferred on the HCA—

(a)     as the regulator by virtue of Part 2 (regulation of social housing), or

(b)     as the Regulator of Social Housing by virtue of any other enactment or instrument.â€

3

In section 4 (powers of the HCA: general) in subsection (6) for the “and†at the end of paragraph (a) substitute—

“(aa)     subsections (2) to (5) do not apply to the powers conferred on the HCA—

(i)     as the regulator by virtue of Part 2 (but see section 92I (exercise of functions)), or

(ii)     as the Regulator of Social Housing by virtue of any other enactment or instrument, andâ€.

4

(1)     Section 31 (duties in relation to social housing) is amended as follows.

(2)     Omit subsections (9) and (10).

(3)

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