PART X

OVERCROWDING

Powers and duties of local housing authority

Power to require information about persons sleeping in dwelling.
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1
The local housing authority may, for the purpose of enabling them to discharge their duties under this Part, serve notice on the occupier of a dwelling requiring him to give them within 14 days a written statement of the number, ages and sexes of the persons sleeping in the dwelling.
2
The occupier commits a summary offence if—
a
he makes default in complying with the requirement, or
b
he gives a statement which to his knowledge is false in a material particular,
and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.
Pt. X (ss. 324–344): power to apply certain functions conferred by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 65(2)(4)