153Residents consent to amendment

153 Residents consent to amendment (1) An amendment of recurrent charges payable under a village contract takes effect under section 150 (Recurrent charges amended otherwise than by fixed formula) only if— (a) the residents of the retirement village consent to it; or (b) the ACAT orders under section 154 that the amendment takes effect. (2) The residents must, not later than 30 days after receiving a notice under section 150— (a) meet, consider and vote on the proposed amendment; and (b) tell the operator of the retirement village that they consent, or do not consent, to the amendment. Note Consent by residents to the amendment of recurrent charges under a village contract is not consent to spending stated in a proposed annual budget for the village (see s 162 (10)). (3) If the operator is told nothing under subsection (2) (b), the residents are taken to have refused to consent to the amendment. (4) If the residents committee for the village (or, if there is no residents committee, a resident) requests information about the proposed amendment for the purpose of deciding whether to consent to it, the operator must give the information requested. (5) However, the operator does not have to give information prescribed by regulation. (6) If the operator fails to give the information within the time prescribed by regulation, the residents committee or resident may apply to the ACAT for an order requiring the operator to give the information stated in the order.