Structure of the Act Part 2 – Regulation of Social Housing Eligibility Section 114 – Registration of local authorities
244.This section allows the Secretary of State to make an order, under the affirmative resolution procedure, to amend or modify as necessary or desirable Part 2 of the Act or other legislation so as to enable the regulator to regulate local authorities. It also allows such an order to require the regulator to register a specific local authority or specific class of local authority. The section requires that before making an order the Secretary of State must consult an authority or person likely to be affected by it and such other persons as the Secretary of State thinks fit.