Housing (Wales) Measure 2011

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Housing (Wales) Measure 2011

2011 nawm 5

A MEASURE of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision for the suspension of the right to buy under the Housing Act 1985 and related rights; to make further provision about the regulation of registered social landlords and the enforcement action that may be taken against them; to make further provision as regards the insolvency of registered social landlords; and for connected purposes.

This Measure, passed by the National Assembly for Wales on 22 March 2011 and approved by Her Majesty in Council on 10 May 2011, enacts the following provisions:

PART 1 WSUSPENSION OF THE RIGHT TO BUY AND RELATED RIGHTS

CHAPTER 1WDIRECTIONS SUSPENDING THE RIGHT TO BUY AND RELATED RIGHTS

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CHAPTER 2WVARIATION OF DIRECTION SUSPENDING THE RIGHT TO BUY AND RELATED RIGHTS

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CHAPTER 3WEXTENSION OF DIRECTION SUSPENDING THE RIGHT TO BUY AND RELATED RIGHTS

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CHAPTER 4WREVOCATION OF DIRECTION SUSPENDING THE RIGHT TO BUY AND RELATED RIGHTS

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CHAPTER 5WAPPLICATIONS: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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CHAPTER 6WAMENDMENTS TO THE HOUSING ACT 1985

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CHAPTER 7WMISCELLANEOUS

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PART 2 WREGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS

CHAPTER 1WPERFORMANCE

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37ConsultationW

38Information as to levels of performanceW

39Guidance about complaints about performanceW

40ConsultationW

CHAPTER 2WVOLUNTARY UNDERTAKINGS

41Voluntary undertakingsW

CHAPTER 3WREGULATION

Survey and examinationW

42Failure to give notice to occupiersW

InspectionW

43Inspection: overview and applicationW
44InspectionW
45Inspection: supplementalW
46Inspector's powers to require provision of documents or informationW
47Inspector's powers to require provision of documents or information: supplementalW
48Inspector's powers of entry and inspectionW

InquiryW

49Extraordinary audit for purposes of inquiryW

CHAPTER 4WENFORCEMENT

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50Welsh Ministers' enforcement powers: generalW
51Exercise of enforcement powersW

Enforcement noticeW

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53ContentW
54AppealW
55WithdrawalW
56SanctionW

PenaltyW

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58ImpositionW
59AmountW
60WarningW
61RepresentationsW
62EnforcementW
63AppealW

CompensationW

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65Persons to whom compensation may be awardedW
66AwardW
67ImpactW
68WarningW
69RepresentationsW
70EnforcementW
71AppealW

Management and constitution of registered social landlordsW

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73Management tender: supplementalW
74Management transferW
75Management transfer: supplementalW
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77Appointment of manager: supplementalW
78AmalgamationW
79Restrictions on dealings during an inquiryW
80Restrictions on dealings following an inquiry or extraordinary auditW
81Disqualification of removed personW
82Acting while disqualifiedW

CHAPTER 5WMISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

83Insolvency, etc of registered social landlord: appointment of interim managerW

84Removal of officersW

85Appointment of new officersW

86Charities that have “received public assistance”W

87Minor definitionsW

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PART 3 WSUPPLEMENTARY AND FINAL PROVISIONS

89OrdersW

(1)Any power of the Welsh Ministers to make an order under this Measure—

(a)is exercisable by statutory instrument;

(b)includes power—

(i)to make different provision for different cases, areas, authorities and descriptions of authority;

(ii)to make provision generally or in relation to specific cases;

(iii)to make such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitory, transitional or saving provision as the Welsh Ministers think fit.

(2)A statutory instrument containing an order under section 34 is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

(3)But subsection (2) does not apply if an order contains provisions made under the powers mentioned in subsection (4).

(4)A statutory instrument which contains (alone or with other provisions) an order made under section 34(3)(a) must not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales.

90CommencementW

(1)This Part of this Measure comes into force at the end of a period of two months beginning on the day on which this Measure is approved by Her Majesty in Council.

(2)The other provisions of this Measure come into force in accordance with provision made by the Welsh Ministers by order, and an order may provide for those provisions to come into force on different days for different purposes.

91Short titleW

This Measure may be cited as the Housing (Wales) Measure 2011.

(introduced by section 88)

SCHEDULEWMINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

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