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House of Commons

Tuesday 29th January 2008

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Other Amendments not tabled within the required notice period are marked thus

Housing and Regeneration Bill

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

Committee [11th December 2007].

Lyn Brown

Mr Andy Slaughter

344

Clause  109,  page  44,  line  17,  at end insert ‘or

(c)	it is a provider of accommodation that is secured under part 7 of the

Housing Act 1996.’.

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).’.

Public Bill Committee: 29th January 2008

378

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

Lyn Brown

Mr Andy Slaughter

336

Page  44,  line  32,  leave out Clause 110.

Lyn Brown

Mr Andy Slaughter

337

Clause  111,  page  45,  line  8,  at end insert ‘, or

(c)	a local housing authority within the meaning of section 1 of the Housing

Act 1985 (c. 68), or

(d)	a person controlled by a local housing authority.’.

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.’.

Lembit Öpik

Andrew George

106

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

Public Bill Committee: 29th January 2008

379

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

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).’.

Lembit Öpik

Andrew George

332

Clause  117,  page  47,  line  30,  leave out ‘to the high court’.

Public Bill Committee: 29th January 2008

380

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

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’.

Public Bill Committee: 29th January 2008

381

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

Andrew George

Lembit Öpik

79

Clause  125,  page  50,  line  22,  leave out ‘non-profit’.

Andrew George

Lembit Öpik

80

Clause  126,  page  50,  line  41,  leave out ‘non-profit’.

Mr Iain Wright

201

Clause  131,  page  53,  line  8,  leave out ‘social housing’ and insert ‘its housing

activities’.

Mr Iain Wright

Andrew George

Lembit Öpik

202

Page  54,  line  14,  leave out Clause 135.

Mr Iain Wright

203

Clause  137,  page  55,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘( )	The regulator shall give the HCA a copy of any notice received under this

section.’.

Mr Iain Wright

204

Clause  138,  page  55,  line  37,  leave out ‘and’.

Mr Iain Wright

205

Clause  138,  page  55,  line  39,  at end insert ‘, and

( )	the HCA.’.

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382

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

Mr Iain Wright

206

Clause  138,  page  56,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘( )	When a moratorium ends the regulator shall also give notice to the HCA.’.

Mr Iain Wright

207

Clause  139,  page  56,  line  18,  leave out ‘and’.

Mr Iain Wright

208

Clause  139,  page  56,  line  20,  at end insert ‘, and

( )	the HCA.’.

Mr Iain Wright

209

Clause  140,  page  56,  line  25,  at end insert ‘(and a purported disposal without

consent is void)’.

Mr Iain Wright

210

Clause  141,  page  57,  line  2,  leave out ‘and 12(1)(h)’ and insert ‘, 12(1)(h) and

12ZA to 12B’.

Mr Iain Wright

211

Clause  143,  page  58,  line  2,  at end insert ‘and its officers’.

Mr Iain Wright

212

Clause  143,  page  58,  line  8,  leave out ‘and officers’.

Mr Iain Wright

213

Clause  143,  page  58,  line  13,  leave out ‘to which’ and insert ‘if—

(a)

’.

Public Bill Committee: 29th January 2008

383

Housing and Regeneration Bill, continued

Mr Iain Wright

214

Clause  143,  page  58,  line  14,  at end insert ‘, and

( )	the regulator consents.’.

Mr Iain Wright

215

Clause  143,  page  58,  line  16,  at end insert ‘and its officers’.

Mr Iain Wright

216

Clause  143,  page  58,  line  26,  leave out ‘and officers’.

Grant Shapps

Robert Neill

Mr Eric Pickles

Alistair Burt

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Mr Paul Goodman

7

Clause  147,  page  60,  line  8,  at end insert ‘or amalgamating with another society’.

Grant Shapps

Robert Neill

Mr Eric Pickles

Alistair Burt

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Mr Paul Goodman

8

Clause  147,  page  60,  line  11,  at end insert—

‘(3A)

An instrument amalgamating industrial and provident societies has the same

effect as an amalgamation under section 50 of the Industrial and Provident

Societies Act 1965 (c. 12) (amalgamation of societies).’.

Andrew George

Lembit Öpik

82

Clause  150,  page  61,  line  11,  leave out ‘non-profit’.

Andrew George

Lembit Öpik

83

Clause  151,  page  61,  line  27,  leave out ‘non-profit’.

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Revised 29 January 2008