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Housing Act 1996
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75Means of escape from fire
(1)Section 365 of the Housing Act 1985 (means of escape from fire: general provisions as to exercise of powers) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1)(b) (ground for exercise of additional powers) after “paragraph (d)” insert “or (e)”.
(3)For subsection (3) (consultation requirements) substitute—
“(3)The local housing authority shall consult with the fire authority concerned before exercising any of the powers mentioned in subsection (2)—
(a)where they are under a duty to exercise those powers, or
(b)where they are not under such a duty but may exercise those powers and the house is of such description or is occupied in such manner as the Secretary of State may specify by order for the purposes of this subsection.”
(4)In subsection (4) (orders) for “or (2A)” substitute “, (2A) or (3)”.
(5)In subsection (5) (other powers unaffected) omit “and (e)”.
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