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<Text>This section applies (in addition to section 131) where a provision of this Act, or of regulations made under it, requires or authorises a notice or other document to be given to a person who falls within a description in subsection (2).</Text>
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<Text>The descriptions are—</Text>
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<Text>an accountable person for a regulated building, or a person treated as an accountable person for such a building by virtue of section 36;</Text>
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<Text>a duty holder for a relevant HMO;</Text>
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<Text>an owner of a residential unit or any other premises;</Text>
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<Text>a resident of a residential unit or occupier of any other premises.</Text>
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<Text>If the person’s name is not known, despite reasonable steps having been taken to ascertain it, the document may be addressed to the person by using the description in question (and naming the building, relevant HMO or premises in question).</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/5/section/132/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/5/section/132/4" id="section-132-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
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<Text>If—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/5/section/132/4/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2026/5/section/132/4/a" id="section-132-4-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>the document is to be given to a person who falls within a description in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2), and</Text>
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<Text>the person’s name and proper address are not known, despite reasonable steps having been taken to ascertain them,</Text>
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<Text>the document may be given by addressing it to the person in accordance with subsection (3) and fixing it to a conspicuous part of the building or relevant HMO in question.</Text>
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<Text>A document fixed in accordance with subsection (4) is treated as given 48 hours after it was fixed.</Text>
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<Text>This section is subject to any different provision for the giving of a document that is made by this Act or regulations made under it.</Text>
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