Part 1

Housing conditions
Chapter 1

Enforcement of housing standards: general

Procedure for assessing housing conditions

Local housing authorities to review housing conditions in their districts
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1
A local housing authority must keep the housing conditions in their area under review with a view to identifying any action that may need to be taken by them under any of the provisions mentioned in subsection (2).
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The provisions are—
a
the following provisions of this Act—
i
this Part,
ii
Part 2 (licensing of HMOs),
iii
Part 3 (selective licensing of other houses), and
iv
Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 4 (management orders);
b
Part 9 of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) (demolition orders and slum clearance);
c
Part 7 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42) (renewal areas); and
d
article 3 of the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860).
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For the purpose of carrying out their duty under subsection (1) a local housing authority and their officers must—
a
comply with any directions that may be given by the appropriate national authority, and
b
keep such records, and supply the appropriate national authority with such information, as that authority may specify.
S. 3 wholly in force at 16.6.2006; s. 3 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 270(4)(5); s. 3 in force for E. at 6.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(a) (with Sch.); s. 3 in force for W. at 16.6.2006 by S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(a) (with Sch.)