Works requirement
58.—(1) A works requirement is a requirement that the owner carry out work in or to the HMO or other premises for the purpose of removing the hazard.
(2) A hazard notice that includes a works requirement must specify—
(a)the work to be carried out, and
(b)a date by which the work must be completed.
(3) Different dates may be specified for different work.
(4) A date specified under subsection (2)(b)—
(a)must be not less than 21 days after the date on which the notice takes effect, and
(b)must not be earlier than the date by which the council reasonably considers that the work can be completed.
(5) A hazard notice that includes a works requirement must state that, if the work is carried out by the date specified in it (or, where more than one date is specified, the last of them), the hazard notice will be revoked under paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 5.
(6) A hazard notice that includes a works requirement may also specify particular steps which the council requires to be taken in carrying out that work.
(7) A hazard notice may not require the owner to take any fire safety measures within the meaning of the Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.
(8) Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 apply to a hazard notice that includes a works requirement.