- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig)
- Pwynt Penodol mewn Amser (01/11/1996)
- Gwreiddiol (Fel y'i Deddfwyd)
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(1)Subject to subsection (2) below, a dwelling-house is fit for human habitation for the purposes of this Act unless, in the opinion of the local housing authority, it fails to meet one or more of the requirements in paragraphs (a) to (i) below and, by reason of that failure, is not reasonably suitable for occupation,—
(a)it is structurally stable;
(b)it is free from serious disrepair;
(c)it is free from dampness prejudicial to the health of the occupants (if any);
(d)it has adequate provision for lighting, heating and ventilation;
(e)it has an adequate piped supply of wholesome water;
(f)there are satisfactory facilities in the dwelling-house for the preparation and cooking of food, including a sink with a satisfactory supply of hot and cold water;
(g)it has a suitably located water-closet for the exclusive use of the occupants (if any);
(h)it has, for the exclusive use of the occupants (if any), a suitably located fixed bath or shower and wash-hand basin each of which is provided with a satisfactory supply of hot and cold water; and
(i)it has an effective system for the draining of foul, waste and surface water;
and any reference to a dwelling-house being unfit for human habitation shall be construed accordingly.
(2)Whether or not a dwelling-house which is a flat satisfies the requirements in subsection (1), it is unfit for human habitation for the purposes of this Act if, in the opinion of the local housing authority, the building or a part of the building outside the flat fails to meet one or more of the requirements in paragraphs (a) to (e) below and, by reason of that failure, the flat is not reasonably suitable for occupation,—
(a)the building or part is structurally stable;
(b)it is free from serious disrepair;
(c)it is free from dampness;
(d)it has adequate provision for ventilation; and
(e)it has an effective system for the draining of foul, waste and surface water.
(3)Subsection (1) applies in relation to a house in multiple occupation with the substitution of a reference to the house for any reference to a dwelling-house.
(4)Subsection (2) applies in relation to a flat in multiple occupation with the substitution for any reference to a dwelling-house which is a flat of a reference to the flat in multiple occupation.
(5)The Secretary of State may by order amend the provisions of subsection (1) or subsection (2) in such manner and to such extent as he considers appropriate; and any such order—
(a)may contain such transitional and supplementary provisions as the Secretary of State considers expedient; and
(b)shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 604 substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 165(1)(e), Sch. 9 Pt. V para. 83
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 604 applied by S.I. 1990/431, art. 4 Sch. 1 para. 30
S. 604 applied (17.12.1996) by 1996 c. 53, s. 97(1); S.I. 1996/2842, art. 3
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