Paragraph 2 Registration Schemes
Subject to sub-paragraph (2), during the period beginning on the first commencement date and ending on the date when regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 61(5) of the 2004 Act come into force, the repeal of sections 346, 346A, 346B, 347, 348, 348A to 348G, 350, 351 and 395 to 397 of the 1985 Act shall not have effect in relation to any registration scheme which—
conforms to a model scheme prepared by the Secretary of State under section 346B of the 1985 Act; or
is confirmed by the Secretary of State before the first commencement date,
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in so far as such scheme applies to a relevant converted block of flats.
No new registration scheme may be made under section 346(1) on or after the first commencement date.
Notwithstanding the repeal of sections 346 and 347 of the 1985 Act, a local housing authority may use the information contained in any register it has compiled and maintained under section 346—
for any purpose connected with the exercise of any of the authority’s functions under Parts 1 to 4 of the 2004 Act in relation to HMOs; or
for the purposes of investigating whether any offence has been committed under any of those Parts or under Part 11 of the 1985 Act in relation to HMOs.