{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-2010/section-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-2010/section-18.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2010/17",
  "legislation_title": "Housing (Scotland) Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-2010",
  "path": "section/18",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Co-operation with other regulators",
  "text": "(1) The Regulator must, so far as consistent with the proper performance of its functions, seek to secure co-operation between it and other relevant regulators.\n(2) “Relevant regulators” are—\n(a) the Regulator of Social Housing,\n(b) the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator,\n(c) Healthcare Improvement Scotland,\n(d) Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland,\n(e) the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman,\n(f) the Financial Conduct Authority,\n(fa) the Prudential Regulation Authority,\n(g) the registrar of companies, and\n(h) the Accounts Commission for Scotland.\n(3) The Regulator may disclose any information to any relevant regulator—\n(a) for any purpose connected with the performance of the Regulator's functions, or\n(b) for the purpose of enabling or assisting the relevant regulator to perform any functions.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 18(2)(a) substituted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), s. 240(2), Sch. 16 para. 60; S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(i) (with arts. 9 11 14 15 17)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 18(2)(f)(fa) substituted (1.4.2013) for s. 18(2)(f) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/496), art. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 10(2) (with Sch. 12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 18(1)(2) in force at 1.4.2011 by S.S.I. 2011/96, art. 2, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 18(3) in force at 1.4.2012 by S.S.I. 2012/39, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/17/section/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:17.618295+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."
}