PART 5Supplementary

Information

77Court to inform council of convictions

1

This section applies where a court convicts a person of any offence under this Act, other than an offence under section 76.

2

Within 6 days of the court convicting the person, the court must send to the relevant council—

a

notice of the conviction and sentence (if any), and

b

a note of any revocation order or disqualification order made by the court in consequence of the conviction.

3

The relevant council is—

a

where the offence relates to an HMO or any other premises, the council for the area in which the HMO or other premises is situated;

b

where the offence relates to an HMO licence or any notice issued under this Act, the council which issued the licence or notice.