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Schedule 3Amendments connected with landlord redress schemes
Local Government Act 1974
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(1)
Section 33ZA (collaborative working between Local Commissioners and others) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1), for the words from “jurisdiction of” to the end substitute “jurisdiction of an appropriate person, the Local Commissioner may, subject to subsection (2) below, conduct an investigation under this Part jointly with that appropriate person and any other appropriate person who, in the opinion of the Local Commissioner, has jurisdiction in relation to the matters which are the subject of the Local Commissioner’s investigation.”
(3)
Omit subsections (1A) and (1B).
(4)
In subsection (3), for the words from “investigated by” to the end substitute “investigated by an appropriate person relates partly to a matter within the Local Commissioner’s jurisdiction by virtue of this Part, the Local Commissioner may conduct an investigation under this Part jointly with that appropriate person and any other appropriate person who is also investigating the complaint.”
(5)
“(6)
For the purposes of this section—
(a)
“appropriate person” means any of the following—
(i)
the Parliamentary Commissioner;
(ii)
the Health Service Commissioner for England;
(iii)
a housing ombudsman;
(iv)
the new homes ombudsman;
(v)
an individual who investigates complaints under a redress scheme;
(b)
“redress scheme” means—
(i)
a leasehold and estate management redress scheme;
(ii)
a landlord redress scheme;
(c)
a matter is within the jurisdiction of an individual who investigates complaints under a redress scheme if it is a matter which could be the subject of an investigation under that scheme.”