- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 3 of 29 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 26 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Landlord15
Any Person6
Trader5
Director or Officer1
Plus 2 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Landlord — also bound by 224 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
184 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
104 duties
Communications Act 2003
92 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988
92 duties
Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Value Added Tax Regulations 1995
416 duties
Companies Act 2006
243 duties
Companies Act 1985
85 duties
Director or Officer — also bound by 429 other Acts
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
162 duties
Companies Act 2006
126 duties
Insolvency Act 1986
77 duties
Building Societies Act 1986
32 duties
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
s.045
Exceptional audit (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Obstruct a regulator-appointed auditorAny Person
Unlimited fine
s.059
Appointment of manager: supplementary (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Social landlord must pay manager’s remuneration and expensesLandlord
s.061
Suspension of officers etc. during or following inquiries (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Act while suspended without regulator consentLandlord
Unlimited fine
s.066
Restrictions on dealings during or following inquiries (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Fail to comply with Regulator's restriction directionAny Person
Unlimited fine
s.069
Compliance with accounting requirements (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Registered social landlords must prepare accounts that comply with regulator's rulesLandlord
s.070
Delivery of accounts and audit (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Provide accounts and auditor's report to the Regulator within 6 monthsLandlord
s.073
Notification of step towards insolvency etc. (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Notify the Regulator before and after insolvency steps or security enforcementAny Person
s.078
Effect of moratorium (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Do not dispose of land during a moratorium without Regulator's consentLandlord
s.079
Interim manager (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Appoint an interim manager if the Regulator requires it during a moratoriumLandlord
s.085
Appointment of manager to implement proposals (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must appoint a manager to implement agreed proposalsStatutory regulator
s.086
Manager: powers (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Manager must consult tenants before taking action affecting themAny Person
s.087
Manager of registered society: extra powers (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Manager must send amalgamation/transfer instruments to FCA within 14 daysDirector or Officer
s.092
Change of name, office or constitution (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Notify the Regulator of changes to name, office or constitution within 28 daysLandlord
s.096
Proposed restructuring of society
Regulated
- Follow restructuring consultation and information process under sections 115-120Landlord
s.097
Restructuring of society (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Confirm tenant support to FCA and notify Regulator of restructuringAny Person
s.098
Voluntary winding up of society (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Consult tenants and notify regulators before voluntary winding upAny Person
s.099
Dissolution of society (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Consult tenants and notify the Scottish Housing Regulator when dissolving your societyLandlord
s.100
Restructuring by company: proposed restructuring
Regulated
- Follow tenant consultation process before restructuring that ends Scottish secure tenancyTrader
s.101
Restructuring of company (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Confirm tenant support and notify registrar and regulator of company restructuringTrader
s.102
Conversion of company into a registered society (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Consult tenants and notify Regulator of planned company conversionTrader
s.103
Company voluntary arrangement (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Consult tenants and notify regulator about a company voluntary arrangementTrader
s.104
Voluntary winding up of company (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Consult tenants and notify regulator before voluntary winding upTrader
s.104
Registered social landlord becoming a subsidiary of another body
Regulated
- Get tenant consent before becoming a subsidiary of another bodyLandlord
s.109
Notification of disposals (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Notify Regulator of any land or asset disposalLandlord
s.110
Tenant consultation where no change of landlord (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Consult tenants and inform regulator before disposing of housing landLandlord
s.115
Consultation with tenants (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Consult tenants before disposing of housingLandlord
s.115
Tenant approval
Regulated
- Get tenant approval before disposing of housingLandlord
s.115
Guidance
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Housing Regulator must issue guidance on tenant consultation and approvalStatutory regulator
s.120
Unaffected tenants (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Confirm unaffected tenants have vacated when notifying the RegulatorLandlord
145 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.037
Financial management or governance targets for registered social landlords (opens in a new tab)
s.124
Regulator's consent
s.124
Purchaser protection
s.146
Duty to collect and publish information: tenants eligible for right to buy (opens in a new tab)
Schedules
Schedules
0 of 17 shown17 other schedules
s.sch001
(1) All staff, other than excepted staff, employed immediately before...
s.sch001
(1) Ministers may by order provide for the transfer to...
s.sch002
In section 4A(3)(ba) (societies which cannot disapply section 4) of...
s.sch002
In the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act...
s.sch002
In the definition of “registered social landlord” in section 143(2)...
s.sch002
In section 22(5) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland)...
s.sch002
(1) The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 is...
s.sch002
In section 22(4)(b) (application to private rented housing panel) of...
s.sch002
(1) The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 is amended...
s.sch002
In section 21 (provisions for contracting out to be void)...
s.sch002
(1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 is amended as follows....
s.sch002
(1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 is amended as follows....
s.sch002
In section 52(10) (recovery etc. of grants) of the Housing...
s.sch002
In the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act...
s.sch002
(1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 is amended as follows....
s.sch002
In the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002, in schedule...
s.sch002
In the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, in schedule...
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