OpenLegislation

The Homes and Communities Agency (Transfer of Property etc.) Regulations 2015

S.I. 2015/1471 · Made 2 July 2015

Original text. legislation.gov.uk does not revise statutory instruments, so later amendments are not shown here. Changes made to it are listed under each provision when known.

Land, England

Made 2nd July 2015

Laid before Parliament 8th July 2015

Coming into force 4th August 2015

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1), 53A(2) and 320(1) and (7)(ca) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008f1, makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c.17. Section 53A was inserted by section 31(2), and section 320(7)(ca) by section 31(4)(a), of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c.7).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Specified public bodies for the purposes of section 53A of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule Specified public bodies
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Homes and Communities Agency (Transfer of Property etc.) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 4th August 2015.

2Specified public bodies for the purposes of section 53A of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

The public bodies shown in the Schedule to these Regulations are specified for the purposes of section 53A (other property etc transfers to the HCA) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.

Signature

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Brandon Lewis

Minister of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

2nd July 2015

Specified public bodies

  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Councilf1

  • Coal Authority

  • Environment Agency

  • Highways England Company Limitedf2

  • Land Registry

  • London and Continental Railways Limitedf3

  • NHS Property Services Limitedf4

  • Natural Environment Research Councilf5

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Section 53A(1) of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 allows the Secretary of State to make one or more schemes for the transfer to the Homes and Communities Agency of designated property, rights or liabilities of a specified public body. These Regulations specify a number of public bodies for this purpose.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. An Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside the instrument at www.legislation.gov.uk.