Section 100 Local authority and other assistance for Secretary of State.

United Kingdom

(1)

This section applies if the Secretary of State asks—

(a)

a local authority,

F1(aa)

a private registered provider of social housing,

(b)

a registered social landlord,

(c)

a registered housing association in Scotland or Northern Ireland, or

(d)

the Executive,

to assist him to exercise his power under section 95 to provide accommodation.

(2)

The person to whom the request is made must co-operate in giving the Secretary of State such assistance in the exercise of that power as is reasonable in the circumstances.

(3)

Subsection (2) does not require F2a private registered provider of social housing or a registered social landlord to act beyond its powers.

(4)

A local authority must supply to the Secretary of State such information about their housing accommodation (whether or not occupied) as he may from time to time request.

(5)

The information must be provided in such form and manner as the Secretary of State may direct.

(6)

“Registered social landlord” has the same meaning as in Part I of the M1Housing Act 1996.

(7)

“Registered housing association” has the same meaning—

(a)

in relation to Scotland, as in the M2Housing Associations Act 1985; and

(b)

in relation to Northern Ireland, as in Part II of the M3Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 100(1)(aa) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 118(2) (with art. 6, Sch. 3)
F2: Words in s. 100(3) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 118(3) (with art. 6, Sch. 3)

Marginal citations

M1: 1996 c. 52.
M2: 1985 c. 69.
M3: S.I. 1992/1725 (N.I. 15).