A registration scheme shall make it the duty of such person as may be specified by the scheme to register a house to which the scheme applies and to renew the registration as and when required by the scheme.
A registration scheme shall provide that registration under the scheme—
shall be for a period of five years from the date of first registration, and
may on application be renewed, subject to such conditions as are specified in the scheme, for further periods of five years at a time.
A registration scheme may—
specify the particulars to be inserted in the register,
make it the duty of such persons as may be specified by the scheme to give the authority as regards a house all or any of the particulars specified in the scheme,
make it the duty of such persons as may be specified by the scheme to notify the authority of any change which makes it necessary to alter the particulars inserted in the register as regards a house.
A registration scheme shall, subject to subsection (5)—
require the payment on first registration of a reasonable fee of an amount determined by the local housing authority, and
require the payment on any renewal of registration of half the fee which would then have been payable on a first registration of the house.
The Secretary of State may by order make provision as to the fee payable on registration—
specifying the maximum permissible fee (whether by specifying an amount or a method for calculating an amount), and
specifying cases in which no fee is payable.
An order under subsection (5)—
may make different provision with respect to different cases or descriptions of case (including different provision for different areas), and
shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.