Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 641
Housing, England And Wales
The Localism Act 2011 (Regulation of Social Housing) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2012
Made
1st March 2012
Laid before Parliament
7th March 2012
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 236(1) of the Localism Act 2011( 1 ):
Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Localism Act 2011 (Regulation of Social Housing) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2012.
(2) This Order comes into force on the commencement date.
(3) In this Order—
“the commencement date” means 1st April 2012;
“the HCA” means the Homes and Communities Agency constituted by Part 1 of and Schedule 1 to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008( 2 );
“the Office” means the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords constituted by Chapter 2 of Part 2 of that Act( 3 );
(4) This Order extends to England and Wales only.
Consequential amendments
2. —(1) In Schedule 1 to the Rent Act 1977 (Forms etc ) Regulations 1980( 4 ), omit “or the Homes and Communities Agency” in each place where it occurs.
(2) In the Public Bodies’ Land (Appropriate Ministers) Order 1981( 5 ), the entry relating to the Regulator of Social Housing is omitted.
(3) In paragraph 8 of Schedule 9A to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987( 6 ), omit subparagraph (aa).
(4) In section 2 of Schedule 1 to the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government, etc) (Modification) Order 1999( 7 ), omit paragraph 13.
(5) In paragraph 48(2) of the Schedule to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) Order 2001( 8 ), omit subparagraph (c).
(6) In the Schedule to the Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007( 9 )—
(a) the entry for “Office for Tenants and Social Landlords” is omitted and in the appropriate place insert “Homes and Communities Agency”; and
(b) the reference to “a person authorised by the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords to carry out functions pursuant to sections 201, 202 and 203 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008” is omitted and in the appropriate place insert “a person authorised by the Homes and Communities Agency to carry out functions pursuant to sections 201, 202 and 203 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.
(7) In Schedule 1 to the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011( 10 ), the entry for “The Office for Tenants and Social Landlords” is omitted.
Transitional and saving provisions
3. Any reference to the Office (however expressed) in any document made under or relating to any provision which—
(a) is amended or repealed by this Order, and
(b) is in effect immediately before the commencement date,
is to be read, so far as is necessary, as a reference to the HCA.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Grant Shapps
Minister of State
Department for Communities and Local Government
1st March 2012
2008 c. 17 . There have been amendments to Part 1 and Schedule 1 that are not relevant to this Order.
The Office for Tenants and Social Landlords is abolished by section 178 of and Schedule 16 to the Localism Act 2011 and its functions transferred to the HCA acting through its Regulation Committee.
S.I. 1980/1697 . There are amendments to Schedule 1 not relevant to this Order.
S.I. 1981/15 . The entry for the Regulator of Social Housing was substituted (for the entry for the Housing Corporation) by Article 4 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to, S.I. 2008/2831 .
S.I.1987/1968 . There are amendments to Schedule 9A not relevant to this Order.
S.I. 1999/2277 . There are amendments to Schedule 1 not relevant to this Order.
S.I. 2001/1201 . There are amendments to the Schedule not relevant to this Order.
S.I. 2007/3544 . The entry for “Office for Tenants and Social Landlords” was inserted by article 2 and 4(1) of S.I. 2009/2981 . The entry for “a person authorised by the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords” was inserted by articles 2 and 4(1) of S.I. 2009/2981 .