This section applies to a private registered provider that is—
The registered provider has no power to pass a resolution for voluntary winding up without the permission of the court.
Permission may be granted by the court only on an application made by the registered provider.
The court may not grant permission unless—
A notice under subsection (4) must—
Subsection (4C) applies if a person gives a notice purporting to be a notice under subsection (4) but which does not meet the requirements of any (or all) of paragraphs (b), (c) or (d) of subsection (4A).
The Regulator of Social Housing may, by notice in writing to the registered provider, treat the purported notice as notice given under subsection (4)(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 after an application for permission under this section has been made and before it is granted, the court may exercise its powers under section 100.
The Regulator of Social Housing must give the Secretary of State a copy of any notice given under subsection (4)(a).
The Regulator of Social Housing may waive the notice requirement under subsection (4)(a) only with the consent of the Secretary of State.
In this section "a resolution for voluntary winding up" has the same meaning as in the Insolvency Act 1986.