Section 116: Entry in the register: voluntary registration

Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 · 2008 c. 17View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Regulation of Social Housing — Chapter 3: Registration

The regulator shall register anyone who—

is eligible for registration under section 112(1), and
applies to be registered.

The regulator may make provision about—

the form of an application;
the information to be contained in it or provided with it;
the manner in which an application is to submitted;
the consequences of failure to comply with provision under paragraphs (a) to (c).

The regulator must notify a body of the outcome of its application.

This section is subject to section 117 (fees).

Once entered in the register under this section a body remains registered unless and until removed under section 118 or 119.

It shall be presumed for all purposes that a person entered in the register under this section is eligible for registration while the registration lasts (irrespective of whether and why the person is later removed from the register).

This section deals with voluntary registration; for the registration of local authorities, see section 114.

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