Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Chs. I, II (ss. 1-26) and IV (ss. 38-44) of Pt. I, ss. 54-56, 59-61, 66, 68-72, 74-76 and 88: power to apply conferred (10.11.1993) by 1993 c. 28, s. 171(4)(b); S.I. 1993/2762, art.3.
(1)If any of the steps specified in the listed building enforcement notice have not been taken within the [F1period for compliance with the notice], the authority may—
(a)enter the land and take those steps, and
(b)recover from the person who is then the owner of the land any expenses reasonably incurred by them in doing so.
(2)Where a listed building enforcement notice has been served in respect of a building—
(a)any expenses incurred by the owner or occupier of the building for the purpose of complying with it, and
(b)any sums paid by the owner of the building under subsection (1) in respect of expenses incurred by the local planning authority in taking steps required by it,
shall be deemed to be incurred or paid for the use and at the request of the person who carried out the works to which the notice relates.
(3)Regulations under this Act may provide that all or any of the following sections of the M1Public Health Act 1936, namely—
(a)section 276 (power of local authorities to sell materials removed in executing works under that Act subject to accounting for the proceeds of sale);
(b)section 289 (power to require the occupier of any premises to permit works to be executed by the owner of the premises);
(c)section 294 (limit on liability of persons holding premises as agents or trustees in respect of the expenses recoverable under that Act),
shall apply, subject to such adaptations and modifications as may be specified in the regulations, in relation to any steps required to be taken by a listed building enforcement notice.
(4)Regulations under subsection (3) applying all or any of section 289 of that Act may include adaptations and modifications for the purpose of giving the owner of land to which such a notice relates the right, as against all other persons interested in the land, to comply with the requirements of the notice.
(5)Regulations under subsection (3) may also provide for the charging on the land on which the building stands of any expenses recoverable by a local planning authority under subsection (1).
F2 [( 6 )Any person who wilfully obstructs a person acting in the exercise of powers under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.]
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 42(1) substituted (2.1.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 25, Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 21(a); S.I. 1991/2905, art. 3
F2S. 42(6) substituted (2.1.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), s. 25, Sch. 3 Pt. I para. 5; S.I. 1991/2905, art. 3
F3S. 42(7) repealed (2.1.1992) by Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34, SIF 123:1), ss. 25, 84(6), Schs. 3 Pt. II para. 21(b), 19 Pt. I; S.I. 1991/2905, art. 3 sch 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 42 applied (with modifications) by S.I. 1990/1519, reg. 12, Sch. 3
C3Ss. 42-44 modified (W.) (30.4.2012) by The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Wales) Regulations 2012 (No. 793), regs. 1, 16, Sch. 3
C4Ss. 32-50 applied in part (Isles of Scilly) (with modifications) (2.10.2013) by The Town and Country Planning (Isles of Scilly) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2148), arts. 1(1), 3, Sch. 1 (with art. 1(2))
C5S. 42 (1)–(5) modified by S.I. 1990/1519, reg. 13(1)
C6S. 42(1) restricted (18.12.1996) by 1996 c. 61, s. 12, Sch. 7 paras. 1(1)(3), 2(1)(c)
C7S. 42(1) restricted (22.7.2008) by Crossrail Act 2008 (c. 18), s. 16(1), Sch. 9 paras. 1(1)(c)(3), 2(1)(c)
C8S. 42(1) restricted (11.2.2021) by High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021 (c. 2), s. 64(1), Sch. 18 para. 2(2)(c)
C9S. 42(1) restricted (11.2.2021) by High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021 (c. 2), s. 64(1), Sch. 18 para. 1(2)(c)
C10S. 42(6) applied (Isles of Scilly) (with modifications) (2.10.2013) by The Town and Country Planning (Isles of Scilly) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2148), arts. 1(1), 3, Sch. 1 (with art. 1(2))
Marginal Citations