{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-50O",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-50O.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/52",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996",
  "path": "section/50O",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "50O",
  "heading": "Grounds for award",
  "text": "(1) The Welsh Ministers may require a registered social landlord to pay compensation if they are satisfied that—\n(a) either of the following cases applies, and\n(b) the award of compensation is appropriate (whether or not as part of a response including other action).\n(2) Case 1 is where the registered social landlord has failed to meet a standard under section 33A.\n(3) Case 2 is where the registered social landlord has given an undertaking under section 6A and failed to comply with it.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 50O and cross-heading 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. 64, 90(2); S.I. 2011/2475, arts. 1(2), 2(m), 3(g)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/52/section/50O",
    "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."
}