Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

Supplementary provisions

89 Power to prescribe forms

The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe the form of and the particulars to be contained in—

(a) a deferred action notice, or a notice of an authority’s decision to renew a deferred action notice, or

(b) a demand for payment of any charge under section 87 (power to charge for enforcement action).

90 Minor definitions: Chapter IV

In this Chapter—

(a) “dwelling-house”, “flat” and references to the owner of a dwelling-house or flat, have the same meaning as in Part VI of the Housing Act 1985 (repair notices); and

(b) “house in multiple occupation”, “flat in multiple occupation” and references to the owner of or person managing such a house or flat, have the same meaning as in Part XI of that Act.

91 Index of defined expressions: Chapter IV

In this Chapter the expressions listed below are defined by or otherwise fall to be construed in accordance with the provisions indicated—

deferred action notice	section 81
dwelling-house	section 90(a)
flat	section 90(a)
flat in multiple occupation	section 90(b)
house in multiple occupation	section 90(b)
local housing authority	section 101
owner
–in relation to a dwelling-house or flat	section 90(a)
–in relation to a house or flat in multiple occupation	section 90(b)
person managing (a house or flat in multiple occupation)	section 90(b)
prescribed	section 101
unfit for human habitation	section 97