# Housing (Scotland) Act 2010, Section 42: Inquiries about social landlords


(1) The Regulator may make inquiries about—
(a) a social landlord, or
(b) a body which at the material time is or was connected to a registered social landlord or a local authority landlord.
(2) Inquiries may be made—
(a) at any time, and
(b) generally or for particular purposes.
(3) Inquiries may relate to—
(a) a social landlord's housing activities, or
(b) a registered social landlord's financial or other affairs.
(4) Inquiries may be carried out—
(a) by the Regulator, or
(b) by another person (an “inquirer”) appointed by the Regulator,
and, where carried out by an inquirer, references to the Regulator in sections 43 to 49 include references to the inquirer.
(5) Where inquiries are made about a body connected to a registered social landlord or a local authority landlord, references to the social landlord in sections 43 and 46 are references to the social landlord and the connected body.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/17/section/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-2010/section-42
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