Part 5: Other provisions about safety standards, etc. New Homes Ombudsman scheme Section 138: "Relevant owner", "new build home" and "developer" Proposed use of this power
If, based upon experience in administering the scheme, it transpires that alternative company structures are utilised so that the definition of a developer is inadequate and is not able to capture all those intended to be members of the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, regulations can provide additional provisions to supplement the definition under this section, for example by adding companies connected to those fitting the definition of developer to the "developer" category in subsection 6(a).
	Before making regulations under this section, the intention is that the relevant national authority bringing forward regulations is to consult each of the other relevant national authorities listed in subsection (7A). This will make sure that the other "relevant national authorities" are provided with an opportunity to engage on the regulations and to consider bringing forward similar regulations in relation to their respective countries.
	Section 139 sets out how these regulation-making powers are exercisable in relation to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
	The relevant national authorities are the Secretary of State, the Welsh and Scottish Ministers, and the department of the Northern Ireland Executive designated by the First Minister and deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland, acting jointly.
	If a department has not been designated as "the relevant national authority" for the purposes of section 139, the relevant national authorities, for homes in England, Wales and Scotland, must consult with the Executive Office in Northern Ireland before making regulations.