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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’.

Alistair Burt

315

Clause  104,  page  42,  line  27,  leave out ‘registered’.

Alistair Burt

316

Clause  104,  page  42,  line  27,  at end insert ‘of social housing’.

Alistair Burt

317

Clause  104,  page  42,  line  29,  leave out ‘registered’.

Alistair Burt

318

Clause  104,  page  42,  line  29,  at end insert ‘of social housing’.

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—

(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.’.

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Lembit Öpik

Andrew George

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’.

Alistair Burt

319

Clause  105,  page  43,  line  12,  leave out ‘registered’.

Mr Iain Wright

184

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

the documents or information relates’.

Alistair Burt

320

Clause  105,  page  43,  line  12,  at end insert ‘of social housing’.

Mr Iain Wright

185

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

Alistair Burt

321

Clause  105,  page  43,  line  13,  leave out ‘registered’.

Alistair Burt

322

Clause  105,  page  43,  line  13,  at end insert ‘of social housing’.

Alistair Burt

323

Clause  105,  page  43,  line  14,  leave out ‘registered’.

Mr Iain Wright

186

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

Alistair Burt

324

Clause  105,  page  43,  line  14,  at end insert ‘of social housing’.

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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.’.

Lembit Öpik

Andrew George

330

Clause  106,  page  43,  line  28,  leave out subsection (2).

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—

‘( )	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).’.

Lembit Öpik

Andrew George

331

Clause  106,  page  43,  line  34,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘5’.

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).

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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).’.

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—

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‘( )	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’.

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—

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‘( )	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’.

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.

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Andrew George

Lembit Öpik

78

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

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.’.

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