PART 4

SUPPLEMENTARY

Information sharing

Information about estates or interests in land
61
1
The Authority may give a notice to an occupier of land, or to a person who receives rent (either directly or indirectly) in respect of land, requiring the person to confirm in writing—
a
the nature of the person’s estate or interest in the land, and
b
if that person knows of another person who has an estate or interest in the land, the other person’s name and contact details (if known).
2
In subsection (1)(b), “contact details”, in relation to a person, means the person’s address and any other information about how the person may be contacted.
3
The Authority may not give a notice under this section unless it needs the information required by the notice to enable or assist it to exercise a function conferred by or under this Act.
4
A notice under this section may require the information to be given within—
a
20 working days beginning with the first working day after the day the notice is given, or
b
any longer period specified in the notice or agreed by the Authority.
5
This section does not require or permit information to be given contrary to any prohibition imposed by an enactment or other rule of law.
6
The Authority may not give a notice under this section to a relevant public authority.
7
The Authority may not give a notice under this section to an appropriate Crown authority in respect of an estate or interest in Crown land which is not a private interest.
S. 61 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 92(3)