Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Revocation

7.—(1) The council may, or must, revoke a Part 4 notice in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) A notice may be revoked—

(a) on an application by any person on whom the notice was required to be served under paragraph 1(1), or

(b) on the council’s own initiative.

(3) A suitability notice must be revoked if the work specified in a statement of remedial work under section 53 is carried out by the date specified in that statement.

(4) A hazard notice must be revoked if the council is satisfied that the hazard in respect of which the notice was made does not then exist in the HMO specified in the notice.

(5) Where a hazard notice relates to a number of hazards—

(a) sub-paragraph (4) is to be read as applying separately in relation to each of those hazards, and

(b) if, as a result, the council is required to revoke only part of the notice, it may vary the remainder as it considers appropriate.

(6) The council must serve on each person on whom the notice was required to be served under paragraph 1(1)—

(a) notice of any revocation under this paragraph;

(b) notice of any variation under sub-paragraph (5), accompanied by a copy of the notice as varied;

(c) if a person applies for a revocation but the council decides to refuse it, notice of that refusal.

(7) A revocation under this paragraph has effect from the date when it is made.