Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)
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17In section 204 (right of appeal to county court)—
(a)after subsection (2) there is inserted—
“(2A)The court may give permission for an appeal to be brought after the end of the period allowed by subsection (2), but only if it is satisfied—
(a)where permission is sought before the end of that period, that there is a good reason for the applicant to be unable to bring the appeal in time; or
(b)where permission is sought after that time, that there was a good reason for the applicant’s failure to bring the appeal in time and for any delay in applying for permission.”; and
(b)in subsection (4), for “, they may continue to” there is substituted “, or had the power under section 195(8) to do so, they may”.