{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-33A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-33A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/52",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996",
  "path": "section/33A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "33A",
  "heading": "Standards of performance",
  "text": "(1) The Welsh Ministers may set standards to be met by registered social landlords in connection with—\n(a) their functions relating to the provision of housing, and\n(b) matters relating to their governance and financial management.\n(2) In setting standards the Welsh Ministers must have regard to the desirability of registered providers being free to choose how to provide services and conduct business.\n(2A) Standards set under subsection (1) may require registered social landlords to comply with rules specified in the standards.\n(2B) The Welsh Ministers may—\n(a) revise the standards by issuing further standards under this section;\n(b) withdraw the standards by issuing further standards under this section or by notice.\n(2C) The Welsh Ministers must publish any standards or notice under this section.\n(3) This section does not apply in relation to a registered social landlord's provision of housing in England.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 33A inserted (18.10.2011 for specified purposes, 2.12.2011 in so far as not already in force) by Housing (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 5), ss. 35, 90(2); S.I. 2011/2475, arts. 1(2), 2(a), 3(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 33A(2A)-(2C) inserted (1.12.2014) by Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 7), s. 145(3), Sch. 3 para. 28(2); S.I. 2014/3127, art. 2(a), Sch. Pt. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/52/section/33A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:29:46.595645+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."
}