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Section 379: Making of control order.

Housing Act 1985 · 1985 c. 68View on legislation.gov.uk

Part XI: HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION

The local housing authority may make a control order in respect of a house in multiple occupation if—

a notice has been served in respect of the house under section 352 or 372 (notices requiring the execution of works),
a direction has been given in respect of the house under section 354 (direction limiting number of occupants),
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it appears to the authority that the state or condition of the house is such as to call for the taking of action under any of those sections,

and it appears to the authority that the living conditions in the house are such that it is necessary to make the order in order to protect the safety, welfare or health of persons living in the house.

A control order comes into force when it is made, and as soon as practicable after making a control order the local housing authority shall, in exercise of the powers conferred by the following provisions of this Part and having regard to duties imposed on them by those provisions, enter on the premises and take all such immediate steps as appear to them to be required to protect the safety, welfare or health of persons living in the house.

As soon as practicable after making a control order the local housing authority shall—

post a copy of the order, together with a notice as described in subsection (4), in some position in the house where it is accessible to those living in the house, and
serve a copy of the order, together with such a notice on every person who, to the knowledge of the authority, was immediately before the coming into force of the order a person managing or having control of the house or is an owner, lessee or mortgagee of the house.

The notice mentioned above shall set out the effect of the order in general terms, referring to the rights of appeal against control orders conferred by this Part and stating the principal grounds on which the local housing authority consider it necessary to make a control order.

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