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(1)A person authorised by the local housing authority or the Secretary of State may at any reasonable time, on giving 24 hours' notice of his intention to the occupier, and to the owner if the owner is known, enter premises—
(a)for the purposes of survey and examination where is appears to the authority or the Secretary of State that survey or examination is necessary in order to determine whether any powers under this Part should be exercised; or
(b)for the purpose of survey or valuation where the authority are authorised by this Part to purchase the premises compulsorily.
(2)An authorisation for the purposes of this section shall be in writing stating the particular purpose or purposes for which the entry is authorised.
(1)It is a summary offence to obstruct an officer of the local housing authority, or of the Secretary of State, or a person authorised to enter premises in pursuance of this Part, in the performance of anything which that officer, authority or person is by this Part required or authorised to do.
(2)A person who commits such an offence is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
In this Part—
“disposal”, in relation to land, includes a conveyance of, or contract to convey, an estate or interest not previously in existence;
“owner”, in relation to premises—
means a person (other than a mortgagee not in possession) who is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple in the premises, whether in possession or reversion, and
includes also a person holding or entitled to the rents and profits of the premises under a lease of which the unexpired term exceeds three years.
The following Table shows provisions defining or otherwise explaining expressions used in this Part (other than provisions defining or explaining an expression used in the same section):—
clearance area | section 289 |
disposal (of land) | section 262 |
district (of a local housing authority) | section 2(1) |
dwelling (in provisions relating to housing action areas) | section 252 |
general improvement area | section 253 |
hostel | section 622 |
house in multiple occupation | section 252 |
housing accommodation | section 252 |
housing action area | section 239 |
lease, lessee and lessor | section 621 |
local housing authority | section 1, 2(2) |
owner (of premises) | section 262 |
protected occupancy | section 622 |
protected tenancy | section 622 |
restricted contact | section 622 |
standard scale (in reference to the maximum fine on summary conviction) | section 622 |
tenancy and tenant | section 621 |
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