The Rent Repayment Orders and Financial Penalties (Amounts Recovered) (England) Regulations 2017

These Regulations make provision for how a local housing authority in England must deal with any amount recovered under a rent repayment order under Chapter 4 of Part 2 of the Housing Act 2016 (c. 22) (“the 2016 Act”) or sections 73 or 96 of the Housing Act 2004 (c. 34) (“the 2004 Act”) and any financial penalty recovered under section 249A of the 2004 Act. Any such amount may be used to meet an authority’s costs and expenses incurred in carrying out its functions connected with the private rented sector under Parts 1 to 4 of the 2004 Act and Part 2 of the 2016 Act or connected with the enforcement of legal requirements under, and promotion of compliance with, other legislation relating to the private rented sector. If it is not used for that purpose the Local Housing Authority must pay it into the Consolidated Fund.