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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 HL Bill 47—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Baroness Andrews 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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Housing and Regeneration Bill
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
Social housing
34    Duties in relation to low cost rental accommodation
35    Recovery etc. of social housing assistance
36    Section 35: interest and successors in title
37    Determinations under sections 35 and 36
38    Duty to give financial assistance in respect of certain disposals
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
67    Transfer schemes
68    Interim arrangements
Social housing
69    Basic principle
70    Low cost rental
71    Low cost home ownership
72    Shared ownership low cost rental
73    Regulations
74    Leaving the social housing stock: sale
75    Leaving the social housing stock: expired lease
76    Leaving the social housing stock: disposal with consent
77    Leaving the social housing stock: regulator’s direction
78    Housing stock under Housing Act 1996
Other key concepts
79    Regulator of Social Housing
80    English bodies
81    Provider of social housing
Chapter 2
The Social Housing Regulator
Constitution
82    Establishment
83    Membership
84    Tenure
85    Chief executive
86    Other staff
87    Consequential amendments
Proceedings
88    Fundamental objectives
89    Procedure
90    Conflict of interest
91    Committees
92    Delegation
93    Seal
94    Annual report
Powers
95    General
96    Studies
97    Financial assistance
98    Evidence
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99    Information, advice &c.
Money
100    Remuneration
101    Charging
102    Assistance by Secretary of State
103    Borrowing
104    Accounts
105    Financial year
Relationship with other bodies
106    Cooperation with the HCA
107    Direction to the HCA
Information
108    Collection
109    Section 108: supplemental
110    Disclosure
Chapter 3
Registration
Introduction
111    Overview
112    The register
Eligibility
113    Eligibility for registration
114    Local authority non-registrable bodies
115    Profit-making and non-profit organisations
Procedure
116    Entry
117    Fees
118    De-registration: compulsory
119    De-registration: voluntary
120    Notice
121    Appeal
Chapter 4
Registered providers
General provisions
122    Payments to members etc.
123    Disposal of property

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