Part 10Letting by local authorities of vacant high-street premises
Procedure preliminary to letting
201Counter-notice
(1)
The landlord of premises in relation to which a final letting notice has been served may give a counter-notice to the local authority that served the final letting notice.
(2)
A counter-notice must be received by the local authority before the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the final letting notice takes effect.
(3)
A counter-notice must—
(a)
state that, if the final letting notice is not withdrawn, the landlord intends to appeal against it, and
(b)
specify the ground (which must be a permissible ground) on which the appeal would be brought.
(4)
The permissible grounds of appeal are set out in Part 1 of Schedule 20 (and they are to be interpreted and applied in accordance with Part 2 of that Schedule).
(5)
Regulations may amend that Schedule so as to—
(a)
add a ground of appeal;
(b)
make provision about the interpretation or application of a ground so added;
(c)
amend or remove a ground so added or provision so made.