Housing (Scotland) Act 2010
Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (2010 asp 17)
- Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (2010 asp 17)
- Part 1 The Scottish Housing Regulator
- The Regulator
- 1 The Scottish Housing Regulator
- 2 The Regulator's objective
- 3 The Regulator's functions
- 4 Statement on performance of functions
- 5 Involvement of representative bodies
- 6 Involvement of the Accounts Commission
- 7 Independence from Ministers
- Membership
- 8 The Regulator's membership
- 9 Disqualification and removal from office
- 10 Members' expenses
- Chairing and proceedings
- 11 Chairing
- 12 The Regulator's proceedings
- Staff and property
- 13 The Regulator's chief executive
- 14 The Regulator's other staff and property
- Powers
- 15 The Regulator's general powers
- 16 Delegation of powers
- Studies, co-operation and annual reports
- 17 Studies
- 18 Co-operation with other regulators
- 19 Annual reports
- Part 2 Registered social landlords
- The register
- 20 Registered social landlords
- 21 Population of the register
- 22 Application
- 23 Entry in the register
- Registration criteria
- 24 Legislative registration criteria
- 25 Regulatory registration criteria
- 26 Guidance on registration criteria
- Removal from register
- 27 Compulsory de-registration
- 28 Voluntary de-registration
- Appeals
- 29 Appeal against decision on registration or removal
- Communication with other regulators
- 30 Communication with other regulators
- Part 3 Performance of social landlords
- Scottish Social Housing Charter
- 31 Scottish Social Housing Charter
- 32 Standards and outcomes
- 33 Scottish Social Housing Charter: supplemental
- Targets, guidance, code of conduct and equal opportunities
- 34 Performance improvement targets
- 35 Guidance: housing activities
- 36 Code of conduct: governance and financial accountability
- 37 Financial management or governance targets for registered social landlords
- 38 Guidance: financial management or governance targets
- 39 Encouragement of equal opportunities
- Assessing and reporting
- 40 Assessment of social landlords
- 41 Performance reports
- Part 4 Inquiries and information
- Inquiries
- 42 Inquiries about social landlords
- 43 Inquiries: general powers
- 44 Inquiries: survey powers
- 45 Exceptional audit
- 46 Reports on inquiries
- Information
- 47 Information from tenants on significant performance failures
- 48 Power to obtain information
- 49 Failure to provide information etc.
- 50 Social landlords' involvement of tenants etc. when providing information
- Code of practice
- 51 Code of practice: inquiries
- Part 5 Regulatory intervention
- Introductory
- 52 Regulatory intervention
- 53 Exercise of regulatory intervention powers
- 54 Code of practice: regulatory intervention
- Remedial action
- 55 Performance improvement plans
- 56 Enforcement notices
- Managerial appointment
- 57 Appointment of manager for housing activities
- 58 Appointment of manager for financial or other affairs
- 59 Appointment of manager: supplementary
- Registered social landlords: removal, suspension and appointment of officers etc.
- 60 General power to remove officers
- 61 Suspension of officers etc. during or following inquiries
- 62 Removal of officers etc. following inquiries
- 63 Responsible individuals
- 64 Appeals against suspension or removal
- 65 Appointment of new officers
- Registered social landlords: asset protection
- 66 Restrictions on dealings during or following inquiries
- 67 Transfer of assets following inquiries
- Part 6 Registered social landlords: accounts and audit
- 68 Determination of accounting requirements
- 69 Compliance with accounting requirements
- 70 Delivery of accounts and audit
- 71 Failure to deliver compliant accounts
- 72 Disclosure of information
- Part 7 Registered social landlords: insolvency etc.
- Moratorium
- 73 Notification of step towards insolvency etc.
- 74 Effect of failure to notify
- 75 Moratorium
- 76 Period of moratorium
- 77 Further moratorium
- 78 Effect of moratorium
- 79 Interim manager
- Making proposals
- 80 Proposals: formulation
- 81 Proposals: submission
- 82 Proposals: agreement
- 83 Modifying proposals
- Implementing proposals
- 84 Implementation of agreed proposals
- 85 Appointment of manager to implement proposals
- 86 Manager: powers
- 87 Manager of registered society: extra powers
- 88 Regulator assistance
- 89 Failure by manager to implement agreed proposals
- 90 Other failure to implement agreed proposals
- 91 Meaning of “land”
- Part 8 Registered social landlords: organisational change etc.
- Change of name, office or constitution
- 92 Change of name, office or constitution
- 93 Change of constitution
- 94 Registered society's rules: supplementary
- 95 Change of registered company's articles: supplementary
- Registered societies: restructuring, winding up and dissolution
- 96 Restructuring, winding up and dissolution of registered societies
- 96A Proposed restructuring of society
- 97 Restructuring of society
- 98 Voluntary winding up of society
- 99 Dissolution of society
- Companies: restructuring and winding up
- 100 Restructuring and winding up of companies
- 100A Restructuring by company: proposed restructuring
- 101 Restructuring of company
- 102 Conversion of company into a registered society
- 103 Company voluntary arrangement
- 104 Voluntary winding up of company
- Registered social landlord becoming a subsidiary of another body
- 104A Registered social landlord becoming a subsidiary of another body
- Winding up petition
- 105 Regulator's power to petition for winding up
- Asset transfer on dissolution or winding up
- 106 Asset transfer on dissolution or winding up
- Part 9 Disposal of land or assets by registered social landlords
- 107 Restrictions on power to dispose of land
- 108 Disposals not subject to section 107
- 109 Notification of disposals
- 110 Tenant consultation where no change of landlord
- 111 Effect of disposals in breach of section 107
- 112 De-registered bodies
- Part 10 Special procedure for disposals and restructuring resulting in change of landlord
- Chapter 1 Disposals by a registered social landlord
- 113 Disposals resulting in change of landlord
- 114 Regulator's initial decision
- 115 Consultation with tenants
- 115A Tenant approval
- 115B Guidance
- 116 Regulator's consent
- 117 Further information
- 118 Ballot
- 119 Written agreements
- 120 Unaffected tenants
- 121 Regulator's approval
- 122 Purchaser protection
- Chapter 2 Restructuring of a registered social landlord
- 123 Restructuring resulting in change of landlord
- 124 Purchaser protection
- CHAPTER 3 REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORD BECOMING A SUBSIDIARY OF ANOTHER BODY
- 124A Regulator's consent
- 124B Purchaser protection
- Part 11 Change of landlord: secure tenants
- 125 Right to acquire certain houses from local authority landlords
- 126 Approved persons
- 127 Eligible houses
- 128 Application to acquire eligible house
- 129 Offer to sell
- 130 Market value of eligible house
- 131 Sale conditions
- 132 Acceptance of an offer to sell
- 133 Refusal of application
- 134 Reference to Lands Tribunal
- 135 Consent for subsequent disposals
- 136 Extension of time periods
- Part 12 Charitable registered social landlords
- 137 Charitable registered social landlords
- Part 13 Social landlords and rural housing bodies: long leases and heritable securities
- 138 Residential restriction on a long lease
- 139 Heritable security redemption right
- Part 14 Right to buy: reforms
- 140 Re-accommodated persons: protection of right to buy
- 141 Limitation on right to buy: new tenants
- 142 Pressured areas: amendments
- 143 Limitation on right to buy: new supply social housing
- 144 Limitation on right to buy: police housing
- 145 Duty to collect and publish information: local authority housing stock
- 146 Duty to collect and publish information: tenants eligible for right to buy
- 147 Duty to collect and publish information: sale of houses by registered social landlords
- Part 15 Amendment of Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
- 148 Introductory
- 149 HRA designation orders: removal of Ministerial involvement
- 150 Recovery of expenses
- 151 Scheme of assistance: demolition works
- Part 16 Miscellaneous
- 152 Tenant protection: orders for possession against landlord
- 153 Tenant protection: repossession orders
- 154 Police accommodation not to be Scottish secure tenancy
- 155 Scottish secure tenancy: rent arrears pre-action requirements
- 156 Local authority duties on homelessness: armed forces
- 157 Vacant dwellings: use of information obtained for council tax purposes
- 158 Housing support: persons found to be homeless or threatened with homelessness
- Part 17 Supplementary and final provisions
- 159 Offences by bodies corporate etc.
- 160 Formal communications
- 161 Orders
- 162 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals
- 163 Ancillary provision
- 164 Connected bodies
- 165 Interpretation
- 166 Commencement
- 167 Short title
- SCHEDULE 1 Transitional provisions
- Transfer of staff
- Transfer of assets and liabilities
- SCHEDULE 2 Modifications of enactments
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 1968 (c.55)
- Land Tenure Reform (Scotland) Act 1974 (c.38)
- Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c.26)
- Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c.43)
- Housing Act 1988 (c.50)
- Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 7)
- Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 10)
- Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)
- Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13)
- Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc.(Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4)
- Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 8)
- Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6)
- Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 10)
- Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1)
- Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8)
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