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Section 104: Winding-up orders

Housing and Planning Act 2016 · 2016 c. 22View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 4: Social housing in England — CHAPTER 5: Insolvency of registered providers of social housing

This section applies if a person other than the Secretary of State petitions for the winding-up of a registered provider that is—

a company,
a limited liability partnership,
a registered society within the meaning of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, or
a charitable incorporated organisation within the meaning of Part 11 of the Charities Act 2011.

The court may not exercise its powers on a winding-up petition unless—

notice of the petition has been given to the Regulator of Social Housing and a period of at least 28 days has elapsed since that notice was given, or
the Regulator of Social Housing has waived the notice requirement in paragraph (a).

A notice under subsection (2) must—

be given in writing,
be signed by, or on behalf of, the petitioner,
specify the date the petition was presented, and
contain a copy of the petition.

Subsection (2C) applies if a person gives a notice purporting to be a notice under subsection (2) but which does not meet the requirements of any (or all) of paragraphs (b), (c) or (d) of subsection (2A).

The Regulator of Social Housing may, by notice in writing to the petitioner, treat the purported notice as notice given under subsection (2)(a) (and a purported notice so treated will be taken as having been given at the time the purported notice was given).

If an application for a housing administration order in relation to the registered provider is made to the court in accordance with section 99 before a winding-up order is made on the petition, the court may exercise its powers under section 100 (instead of exercising its powers on the petition).

The Regulator of Social Housing must give the Secretary of State a copy of any notice given under subsection (2)(a).

The Regulator of Social Housing may waive the notice requirement under subsection (2)(a) only with the consent of the Secretary of State.

References in this section to the court's powers on a winding-up petition are to—

its powers under section 125 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (other than its power of adjournment), and
its powers under section 135 of the Insolvency Act 1986.

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