{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-59",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-59.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/52",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996",
  "path": "section/59",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "59",
  "heading": "Meaning of “officer” of registered social landlord.",
  "text": "(1) References in this Part to an officer of a registered social landlord are—\n(a) in the case of a registered charity which is not a company , to any trustee, secretary or treasurer of the charity;\n(b) in the case of a registered society, to any officer of the society as defined in section 149 of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014; and\n(c) in the case of a company (including a company that is a registered charity) , to any director or other officer of the company within the meaning of the Companies Acts (see sections 250 and 1173(1) of the Companies Act 2006) .\n(2) Any such reference includes, in the case of a registered society, a co-opted member of the committee of the society.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 59(1)(a) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 161(2)(d) (with art. 10)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), s. 154, Sch. 4 para. 56 (with Sch. 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 59(1)(b) substituted (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), s. 154, Sch. 4 para. 61 (with Sch. 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 59(1)(c) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 161(6)(a) (with art. 10)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 59(1)(c) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 161(6)(b) (with art. 10)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/52/section/59",
    "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."
}