Explanatory note

This Order contains amendments to provisions in secondary legislation that make reference to the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords and the Regulator of Social Housing. These amendments are in addition to those in the Localism Act 2011 itself and are consequential on the coming into force of Part 7 of that Act, which makes provision in relation to the abolition of the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords and the transfer of its functions to the Homes and Communities Agency acting through its Regulation Committee.

This Order revokes references to the Office of Tenants and Social Landlords in secondary legislation and replaces those references, where appropriate, with references to the Homes and Communities Agency.

An impact assessment has been prepared in respect of the Localism Act 2011. It has been deposited in the Library of each House of Parliament and is available from the Department for Communities and Local Government, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5DU. An Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared and is available alongside this instrument on the website www.legislation.go.uk.