# Housing Act 1996, Section 59: Meaning of “officer” of registered social landlord.

Extent: E+W

(1) References in this Part to an officer of a registered social landlord are—
(a) in the case of a registered charity which is not a company , to any trustee, secretary or treasurer of the charity;
(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
(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) .
(2) Any such reference includes, in the case of a registered society, a co-opted member of the committee of the society.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/52/section/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-59
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