Legislation – Renters’ Rights Act 2025
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Part 4Enforcement
Chapter 2Enforcement authorities
111Lead enforcement authority
(1)
The Secretary of State may make arrangements for a relevant person to be the lead enforcement authority for the purposes of any provisions of the landlord legislation.
(2)
The arrangements may include arrangements—
(a)
for payments by the Secretary of State;
(b)
about bringing the arrangements to an end.
(3)
The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make transitional or saving provision which applies when there is a change in the lead enforcement authority for any provisions of the landlord legislation.
(4)
The regulations may relate to a specific change in the lead enforcement authority or to changes that might arise from time to time.
(5)
In this Part—
“lead enforcement authority” means a relevant person which the Secretary of State has arranged to be a lead enforcement authority under subsection (1);
“relevant person” means—
(a)
a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009,
(b)
the Greater London Authority, or
(c)
a local housing authority.
(6)
For the purposes of this Part, a lead enforcement authority is “responsible” for the provisions of the landlord legislation for the purposes of which it is such an authority under arrangements made under subsection (1).