# Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, Section 198: Supplemental

Extent: E+W

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) The regulator shall make arrangements for bringing standards to the attention of registered providers.
(3) The regulator may revise or withdraw standards; and section 196 applies to revising or withdrawing standards as to setting standards.
(4) Standards may be expressed by reference to documents prepared by others.
(5) Standards—
(a) may make provision generally or only in relation to specified cases, circumstances or areas, and
(b) may make different provision for different cases, circumstances or areas.
(6) In setting standards the regulator must have regard to the desirability of registered providers being free to choose how to provide services and conduct business.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/17/section/198 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-regeneration-act-2008/section-198
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