# Housing Act 1996, Paragraph 4

Extent: E+W

(1) A social landlord who—
(a) becomes a member of an approved scheme, or
(b) is a member of a scheme which becomes an approved scheme,
shall, within the period of 21 days beginning with the date of becoming a member or, as the case may be, of being informed of the Secretary of State’s approval of the scheme, give notice of that fact to the Regulator of Social Housing .
(2) The Regulator of Social Housing, on receiving the notice, shall record his membership of an approved scheme.
(3) A person who fails to comply with sub-paragraph (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
Proceedings for such an offence may be brought only by or with the consent of the Regulator of Social Housing or the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/52/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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