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Expression
Substitution

“the Relevant Authority”
“the Welsh Ministers”

“the Authority”
“the Welsh Ministers”

“the Relevant Authority’s”
“the Welsh Ministers’”’.

Mr Iain Wright

164


Clause  64,  page  30,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘( )
for “Secretary of State makes” substitute “Welsh Ministers make”,’.

Mr Iain Wright

165


Clause  66,  page  31,  leave out lines 14 to 18 and insert—

‘(2)
The Secretary of State may by order’.

Mr Iain Wright

166


Clause  66,  page  31,  line  21,  leave out subsection (3).

Mr Iain Wright

167


Clause  66,  page  31,  line  23,  leave out subsection (4).

Mr Iain Wright

168


Clause  68,  page  32,  line  1,  leave out ‘for eligibility’.

Mr Iain Wright

169


Clause  68,  page  32,  line  2,  leave out from ‘is’ to end of line 3 and insert ‘made

available to people whose needs are not adequately served by the commercial housing

market.’.

Mr Iain Wright

170


Clause  69,  page  32,  line  13,  leave out ‘for eligibility’.

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Mr Iain Wright

171


Clause  69,  page  32,  line  13,  leave out from ‘is’ to end of line 14 and insert ‘made

available to people whose needs are not adequately served by the commercial housing

market.’.

Mr Iain Wright

172


Clause  70,  page  32,  line  42,  leave out ‘shared’ and insert ‘home’.

Mr Iain Wright

173


Clause  74,  page  34,  line  6,  after ‘with’ insert ‘—

(a)
’.

Mr Iain Wright

174


Clause  74,  page  34,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘(b)
section 171D of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) (consent to certain

disposals of housing obtained subject to the preserved right to buy), or

(c)
section 81 or 133 of the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) (consent to certain

disposals of housing obtained from housing action trusts or local

authorities).’.

Mr Iain Wright

175


Clause  74,  page  34,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘( )
Subsection (1) does not apply to a disposal in pursuance of shared ownership

arrangements or equity percentage arrangements.’.

Mr Iain Wright

176


Clause  75,  page  34,  line  13,  leave out ‘, which has ceased to be low cost rental

accommodation or low cost home ownership accommodation,’.

Mr Iain Wright

177


Clause  76,  page  34,  line  32,  at end insert—

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‘( )
Exception 1A is accommodation made available only to students in full-time

education or training.’.

Sir George Young

12

Clause  86,  page  37,  line  38,  after ‘well-managed’, insert ‘, inclusive’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

Lembit Öpik

Andrew George

40

Clause  86,  page  38,  line  11,  leave out subsection (7).

Andrew George

Lembit Öpik

37

Clause  86,  page  38,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘(12A)
The regulator shall pursue these objectives in relation to landlords and their

tenants in all cases where the tenants are in receipt of public funds.’.

Mr Iain Wright

178


Clause  94,  page  40,  line  13,  at end insert ‘or giving a guarantee or indemnity.’.

Mr Iain Wright

179


Clause  103,  page  42,  line  21,  at end insert—

‘( )
A direction may not prohibit grants to a registered provider in respect of discounts

given by the provider on disposals of dwellings to tenants.’.

Mr Iain Wright

180


Clause  104,  page  42,  line  26,  leave out ‘relating’ and insert ‘which it has reason to

believe is or may be in the person’s possession and which relates’.

Mr Iain Wright

181


Clause  104,  page  42,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
A requirement may be imposed on a person other than the body to which the

document or information relates only if—

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(a)
the body has been required to provide the document or information but

has failed to do so, or

(b)
the regulator thinks that the body is unable to provide it.’.

Mr Iain Wright

182


Clause  104,  page  42,  line  30,  leave out subsection (2).

Mr Iain Wright

183


Clause  105,  page  43,  line  12,  leave out ‘a’ and insert ‘the’.

Mr Iain Wright

184


Clause  105,  page  43,  line  12,  after ‘provider’ insert ‘to whose affairs or activities

the documents or information relates’.

Mr Iain Wright

185


Clause  105,  page  43,  line  13,  leave out second ‘a’ and insert ‘the’.

Mr Iain Wright

186


Clause  105,  page  43,  line  14,  leave out ‘a’ and insert ‘the’.

Mr Iain Wright

187


Clause  105,  page  43,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘( )
Proceedings for an offence under section 104(5) or (6) may be brought only by or

with the consent of—

(a)
the regulator, or

(b)
the Director of Public Prosecutions.’.

Mr Iain Wright

188


Clause  106,  page  43,  line  30,  at end insert—

‘( )
The regulator may disclose information to a person acting on its behalf for a

purpose connected with the regulator’s functions.’.

Mr Iain Wright

189


Clause  106,  page  43,  line  31,  at end insert—

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‘( )
The power to disclose information under this section is subject to any express

restriction on disclosure imposed by another enactment (ignoring any restriction

which allows disclosure if authorised by an enactment).’.

Mr Iain Wright

190


Clause  109,  page  44,  line  18,  leave out subsections (3) and (4).

Mr Iain Wright

114

Clause  110,  page  45,  line  3,  leave out from ‘regulations’ to end of line 4 and insert

‘defining when a person is controlled by an authority for the purpose of Exception 3.

(6)
The definition may be expressed by reference to a definition for the time being

given in a document identified by regulations under section 21(2)(b) of the Local

Government Act 2003 (accounting practices for local authorities).’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

61

Clause  111,  page  45,  line  28,  at end insert—

‘(10)
If the regulator thinks that what—

(a)
is a non-profit organisation is considering becoming a profit-making

organisation, or

(b)
was a non-profit organisation has become a profit-making organisation,


it shall remove the body from the register and direct it to reapply for registration,

subject to section 114.’.

Sir George Young

Andrew George

Lembit Öpik

33

Page  46,  line  6,  leave out Clause 113.

Mr Iain Wright

191


Clause  114,  page  46,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘( )
After removing a body under subsection (1)(a) or (b) the regulator must take all

reasonable steps to notify the body.’.

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Lembit Öpik

Andrew George

106

Clause  115,  page  47,  line  5,  at end insert ‘or’.

Lembit Öpik

Andrew George

107

Clause  115,  page  47,  line  6,  leave out paragraph (b).

Mr Iain Wright

192


Clause  115,  page  47,  line  7,  at end insert—

‘(ba)
on the grounds that the registered provider meets any relevant criteria for

de-registration set by the regulator.’.

Mr Iain Wright

193


Clause  115,  page  47,  line  8,  leave out paragraph (c).

Mr Iain Wright

194


Clause  115,  page  47,  line  10,  leave out ‘any local authority’ and insert ‘such local

authorities’.

Mr Iain Wright

195


Clause  115,  page  47,  line  11,  at end insert ‘as it thinks appropriate.’.

Mr Iain Wright

196


Clause  115,  page  47,  line  11,  at end insert—

‘( )
The regulator shall not comply with a request by a non-profit registered provider

if it thinks that removal is sought with a view to enabling the registered provider

to distribute assets to members.

( )
In deciding whether or not to comply, the regulator must (in particular) have

regard to—

(a)
any conditions imposed in connection with disposal consents given to the

registered provider under Chapter 5, and

(b)
any conditions imposed in connection with financial assistance given to

the registered provider under any enactment.’.

Mr Iain Wright

197


Clause  115,  page  47,  line  15,  at end insert—

‘( )
The regulator shall publish criteria set for the purposes of subsection (2)(ba).’.

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Mr Nick Raynsford

Lembit Öpik

Andrew George

60

Page  48,  line  4,  leave out Clause 118.

Mr Iain Wright

198


Clause  120,  page  49,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘“Housing Corporation”
“Regulator of Social Housing”’.

Mr Iain Wright

199


Clause  120,  page  49,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘( )
In paragraph 11(4) of Schedule 2 to that Act (grants), omit—

(a)
“or the Housing Corporation”, and

(b)
“or, as the case may be, the Housing Corporation”.’.

Andrew George

Lembit Öpik

77

Clause  123,  page  49,  line  25,  leave out ‘non-profit’.

Mr Iain Wright

200


Clause  123,  page  50,  leave out line 5.

Andrew George

Lembit Öpik

78

Clause  124,  page  50,  line  11,  leave out ‘non-profit’.