(1)The local housing authority may—
(a)for the purpose of ascertaining whether a house or building is registrable, and
(b)for the purpose of ascertaining the particulars to be entered in the register as regards a house or building,
require a person who has an estate or interest in, or who lives in, the house or building to state in writing any information in his possession which the authority may reasonably require for that purpose.
(2)A person who, having been required in pursuance of this section to give information to a local housing authority, fails to give the information, or knowingly makes a mis-statement in respect of it, commits a summary offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.