{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-7A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-7A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/52",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996",
  "path": "section/7A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7A",
  "heading": "Meaning of key terms used in this Chapter",
  "text": "(1) References in this Chapter to the board of a registered social landlord are—\n(a) in the case of a registered social landlord that is a company (including a company that is a registered charity), references to the company's board of directors;\n(b) in the case of a registered social landlord that is a registered charity (but is not a company), references to the charity's board of trustees;\n(c) in the case of a registered social landlord that is a registered society, references to the society's committee.\n(2) References in this Chapter to board members, in relation to a registered social landlord, are to members of the registered social landlord's board.\n(3) References in this Chapter to local authority appointees, in relation to the board of a registered social landlord, are to persons appointed to the board, or nominated for appointment to the board, by a local authority.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. I Ch. 1A inserted (15.8.2018) by Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 4), s. 19(2), Sch. 1; S.I. 2018/777, art. 3(f)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/52/section/7A",
    "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."
}