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Housing and Regeneration Bill

Housing and Regeneration Bill
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Communities and
Local Government, are published separately as Bill 8—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Hazel Blears has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Housing and Regeneration Bill are compatible with
the Convention rights.
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Contents
Part 1
The Homes and Communities Agency
Chapter 1
General
1    Establishment and constitution
2    Objects
3    Principal powers
4    Powers: general
Chapter 2
Land and infrastructure
General
5    Powers to provide housing or other land
6    Powers for regeneration, development or effective use of land
7    Powers in relation to infrastructure
Powers to deal with land etc.
8    Powers to deal with land etc.
9    Acquisition of land
10    Restrictions on disposal of land
Powers in relation to acquired land
11    Main powers in relation to acquired land
12    Powers in relation to, and for, statutory undertakers
Planning
13    Power of Secretary of State to make designation orders
14    The HCA as the local planning authority
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15    Adoption of private streets
16    Appeals against adoption of private streets
17    Traffic regulation orders for private streets
18    Regional planning
Other powers etc. in relation to land
19    Power to enter and survey land
20    Section 19: supplementary
21    Powers to connect private streets to highways
Chapter 3
Financial provision
Powers to give financial assistance
22    Financial assistance
Borrowing powers of the HCA
23    Powers to borrow
24    Loans by the Secretary of State
25    Guarantees by the Secretary of State
26    Financial limits
Other
27    Power to charge for certain activities
28    Directions as to surplus funds
29    Duty to act as agent in respect of regeneration and development
30    Duty to act as agent in respect of derelict land etc.
Chapter 4
Other functions of the HCA
General
31    Business
32    Powers to form companies etc.
33    Community services
34    Sustainable development
Social housing
35    Duties in relation to social housing
36    Recovery etc. of social housing assistance
37    Section 36: interest and successors in title
38    Determinations under sections 36 and 37
39    Information in relation to social housing
40    Duty to co-operate with Regulator of Social Housing
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Information, education and guidance etc.
41    Information services
42    Advice, education and training
43    Guidance
Functions in relation to companies and other persons
44    Control of subsidiaries
45    Agency arrangements with UDCs
46    Acting with, or for, other persons: general
Other
47    Support services
Chapter 5
Supplementary
Certain supervisory powers of the Secretary of State
48    Guidance by the Secretary of State
49    Directions by the Secretary of State
50    Consents of the Secretary of State
Abolition of existing bodies
51    Abolition of Urban Regeneration Agency
52    Abolition of the Commission for the New Towns
53    Property etc. transfers to the HCA and the Welsh Ministers
54    Role of the HCA in relation to former CNT functions
55    Interim arrangements
Other
56    Validity of transactions
57    Notices
58    Consequential amendments: Part 1
59    Interpretation: Part 1
60    Index of defined expressions: Part 1
Part 2
Regulation of Social Housing
Chapter 1
Introduction
Preliminary
61    Purpose
62    Structural overview
63    Restriction of “registered social landlord” system to Wales
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64    References to Welsh Ministers
65    References to National Assembly for Wales
66    Dissolution of Housing Corporation
Social housing
67    Basic principle
68    Low cost rental
69    Low cost home ownership
70    Shared ownership low cost rental
71    Regulations
72    Leaving the social housing stock: sale
73    Leaving the social housing stock: expired lease
74    Leaving the social housing stock: disposal with consent
75    Leaving the social housing stock: regulator’s direction
76    Housing stock under Housing Act 1996
Other key concepts
77    Regulator of Social Housing
78    English bodies
79    Provider of social housing
Chapter 2
The Social Housing Regulator
Constitution
80    Establishment
81    Membership
82    Tenure
83    Chief executive
84    Other staff
85    Consequential amendments
Proceedings
86    Fundamental objectives
87    Procedure
88    Conflict of interest
89    Committees
90    Delegation
91    Annual report
Powers
92    General
93    Studies
94    Financial assistance
95    Evidence
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Money
96    Remuneration
97    Charging
98    Assistance by Secretary of State
99    Borrowing
100    Accounts
101    Financial year
Relationship with other bodies
102    Cooperation with the HCA
103    Direction to the HCA
Information
104    Collection
105    Section 104: supplemental
106    Disclosure
Chapter 3
Registration
Introduction
107    Overview
108    The register
Eligibility
109    Eligibility for registration
110    Local authority non-registrable bodies
111    Profit-making and non-profit organisations
Procedure
112    Entry
113    Fees
114    De-registration: compulsory
115    De-registration: voluntary
116    Notice
117    Appeal
Chapter 4
Registered providers
General provisions
118    Payments to members etc.
119    Disposal of property
120    Complaints
121    Voluntary undertaking
122    Sustainable community strategies

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