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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-housing-and-regeneration-act-2008-registration-of-local-authorities-order-2010/article-3",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2010/9780111491027",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-housing-and-regeneration-act-2008-registration-of-local-authorities-order-2010",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Requirement to register",
  "text": "(1) The regulator shall register an English local authority if the regulator becomes aware that the authority—\n(a) is a provider of social housing, or\n(b) intends to become a provider of social housing.\n(2) Once registered, the authority remains registered unless and until removed under section 118(4) of the Act (inserted by Schedule 1 to this Order).\n(3) In this article—\n“English local authority” means—\n(a) a local housing authority in England, or\n(b) a county council in England;\n“register” means enter in the register established under Chapter 3 of Part 2 of the Act.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111491027/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:56:04.096320+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}