New Clause 8 - Contents of emergency prohibition orders

Housing Bill

Public Bill Committees, 22 January 2004, 11:15 am

'(1) An emergency prohibition order under section (Emergency prohibition orders) must comply with the following requirements of this section.

(2) The order must specify, in relation to the hazard (or each of the hazards) to which it relates—

(a) the nature of the hazard concerned and the residential premises on which it exists,

(b) the deficiency giving rise to the hazard,

(c) the premises in relation to which prohibitions are imposed by the order (see subsections (3) and (4) of section 20 as applied by section (Emergency prohibition orders)(3)), and

(d) any remedial action which the authority consider would, if taken in relation to the hazard, result in their revoking the order under section 23 (as applied by section (Emergency prohibition orders)(5)).

(3) The order must contain information about—

(a) the right to appeal under section (Appeals against emerg ency measures) against the order, and

(b) the period within which an appeal may be made,

and specify the date on which the order is made.'.—[Keith Hill.]

Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.