PART 5Supplementary

Other supplementary provision

81Application by person required to take action where consent withheld

1

This section applies where—

a

a person is required, by a notice served under this Act, to take any action in relation to any premises,

b

the consent of another person is required for the action to be taken or to enter any premises in order for it to be taken,

c

that person has, in response to a written request for consent, unreasonably refused to give it or has failed to respond to the request.

2

A court of summary jurisdiction may, on the application of the person required to take the action, make an order—

a

declaring that the consent has been unreasonably withheld, and

b

granting the necessary consent.