The Housing (Fitness Enforcement Procedures) Order 1996

Sanctions for non-compliance

4.  Where any enforcement action is taken and the authority has failed to comply with article 3, that failure shall be a ground for appeal additional to those specified in relation to the relevant type of enforcement action in —

(1) section 83(2) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (deferred action notices and, as applied by section 84(4) of that Act, decisions to renew such a notice);

(2) section 191(1A) and (1B) of the Housing Act 1985(1) (repair notices); and

(3) section 269 (2A) of the Housing Act 1985(2) (closing and demolition orders).

(1)

Subsection (lA) of section 191 was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 15 to the Housing Act 1988; and that subsection was amended and subsection (1B) was inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

(2)

Subsection (2A) of section 269 was inserted by paragraph 17 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.