Financial penalty funding & rules HA 1988 s. 16L
Section 16L allows funding for local housing authority functions under sections 16I to 16K, inflation adjustments, and Schedule 2ZA procedure rules.
The Secretary of State may give financial assistance (by way of grant, loan guarantee or in any other form) or make other payments to a local housing authority in respect of the local housing authority’s functions under or by virtue of sections 16I to 16K . The Secretary of State may by regulations amend the amount specified in section 16I(6) or 16K(3) to reflect changes in the value of money. Regulations under this section are to be made by statutory instrument. A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. Schedule 2ZA makes provision about— the procedure for imposing financial penalties under sections 16I and 16K, appeals against financial penalties under sections 16I and 16K, enforcement of financial penalties under sections 16I and 16K, and how local housing authorities are to deal with the proceeds of financial penalties under sections 16I and 16K.
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What it actually says
This provision enables the Secretary of State to provide financial assistance, grants, or loan guarantees to local housing authorities to support their statutory duties and enforcement powers under sections 16I to 16K.
It grants authority to alter the maximum penalty amounts specified in section 16I(6) or 16K(3) using statutory instruments to reflect inflation or changes in the value of money.
In addition, it establishes that Schedule 2ZA contains the detailed legal mechanisms for penalty procedures, appeals, debt collection, and how authorities retain or spend penalty proceeds.
When it applies
- A local housing authority receives government grant funding to carry out penalty enforcement against non-compliant landlords under sections 16I to 16K.
- The Secretary of State issues a statutory instrument adjusting penalty limits in section 16I(6) due to inflation.
- A landlord appeals against a financial penalty using the formal appeals process governed by Schedule 2ZA.
- A local council determines how to handle income collected from financial penalties in according with Schedule 2ZA rules.
What this section does not say
- The initial penalty caps themselves, which are set out in section 16I and section 16K rather than this supplementary section.
- Criminal prosecutions for housing offences, which are covered under section 16J.
- General obligations of landlords regarding repairs, which are dealt with under section 16.
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