Sch 2 para 4
(1) A social landlord who— (a) becomes a member of an approved scheme, or (b) is a member of a scheme which becomes an approved scheme, shall, within the period of 21 days beginning with the date of becoming a member or, as the case may be, of being informed of the Secretary of State’s approval of the scheme, give notice of that fact to the Regulator of Social Housing . (2) The Regulator of Social Housing , on receiving the notice, shall record his membership of an approved scheme. (3) A person who fails to comply with sub-paragraph (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale. Proceedings for such an offence may be brought only by or with the consent of the Regulator of Social Housing or the Director of Public Prosecutions.