Housing and Regeneration Bill

moved Amendment No. 112C: 112C: Before Schedule 9, insert the following new Schedule— ““Amendment of enactments: Part 2 Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51) 1 In Part 2 of the Table at the end of paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (bodies whose records are public records) insert at the appropriate place— ““Office for Tenants and Social Landlords.”” Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13) 2 (1) Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments etc. subject to investigation) is amended as follows. (2) Insert at the appropriate place— ““Office for Tenants and Social Landlords””. (3) Omit the entry for the Housing Corporation. House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24) 3 (1) Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (bodies of which all members are disqualified) is amended as follows. (2) Insert at the appropriate place— ““Office for Tenants and Social Landlords.”” (3) Omit the entry for the Housing Corporation. Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74) 4 In paragraph 52 of Part 1 of Schedule 1A to the Race Relations Act 1976 (bodies and other persons subject to general statutory duty) for ““Housing Corporation”” substitute ““Office for Tenants and Social Landlords””. Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) 5 In Schedule 1 to the Interpretation Act 1978 (defined expressions) at the appropriate place insert— ““““Registered provider of social housing”” has the meaning given by section 81(2) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (and ““non-profit”” and ““profit-making”” in connection with a provider have the meanings given by section 115 of that Act).”” Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65) 6 In Schedule 16 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (bodes to whom Part X applies) for paragraph 9 substitute— ““9 The Regulator of Social Housing.”” Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69) 7 The Housing Associations Act 1985 is amended as follows. 8 (1) Section 9 (control by Corporation of disposals of land by housing associations) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1A)— (a) for ““the relevant Corporation””, in both places, substitute ““the relevant regulator””, and (b) for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute— ““(a) if the land is in England, the Regulator of Social Housing, and (b) if the land is in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.”” (3) For subsection (6) substitute— ““(6) Consent under this section must be in writing.”””” (4) For the heading substitute ““Control of disposals by unregistered housing associations””. 9 (1) Section 10 (dispositions excepted from section 9) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1) for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute— ““(a) in the case of dispositions of land in England, the Regulator of Social Housing, and (b) in the case of dispositions of land in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.”” (3) Omit subsection (2)(e) and the ““or”” before it. Audit Commission Act 1998 (c. 18) 10 The Audit Commission Act 1998 is amended as follows. 11 For section 40 substitute— ““40 Studies relating to registered providers of social housing (1) The Commission may promote or undertake studies designed to improve the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of registered providers of social housing. (2) The Commission may charge fees for promoting or undertaking studies under subsection (1) at the request of the Regulator of Social Housing. (3) The Commission shall send the Regulator of Social Housing a report on any study under this section. (4) The Commission may publish the report.”” 12 Omit sections 41 to 41B (functions in relation to registered social landlords). 13 (1) Section 41C (advice and assistance for registered social landlords) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1)— (a) for the first ““registered social landlord”” substitute ““registered provider of social housing””, and (b) for the second ““registered social landlord”” substitute ““registered provider””. (3) In the heading for ““registered social landlords”” substitute ““registered providers of social housing””. 14 Omit section 43 (meaning of ““registered social landlord””). 15 In section 49(2A) (disclosure of information) for the words from ““such information”” to ““except where”” substitute ““such information in any circumstances unless””. 16 In Schedule 1 (the Audit Commission) omit— (a) paragraph 8(2)(c) and (ca), and (b) paragraph 8A. 17 In paragraph 3 of Schedule 2A (interaction with other authorities) omit— (a) paragraph (a) of the definition of ““Audit Commission inspection””, and (b) paragraph (e) of the definition of ““national studies functions””. Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) 18 (1) Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (public authorities) is amended as follow. (2) Insert at the appropriate place— ““Office for Tenants and Social Landlords.”” (3) Omit the entry for the Housing Corporation. Finance Act 2004 (c. 12) 19 In section 59(1)(h) of the Finance Act 2004 (contractors) for ““Housing Corporation”” substitute ““Regulator of Social Housing””.”” On Question, amendment agreed to.