Housing Act 2004

Powers of residential property tribunal on appeal under paragraph 24 E+W

26 (1) This paragraph applies to an appeal to a residential property tribunal under paragraph 24 in respect of an interim or final management order. E+W

(2) The appeal—

(a) is to be by way of a re-hearing, but

(b) may be determined having regard to matters of which the authority were unaware.

(3) The tribunal may confirm or vary the order or revoke it —

(a) (in the case of an interim management order) as from a date specified in the tribunal’s order, or

(b) (in the case of a final management order) as from the date of the tribunal’s order.

(4) If —

(a) the tribunal revokes an interim or final management order,

(b) it appears to the tribunal that, on the revocation of the order, the house will be required to be licensed under Part 2 or 3 of this Act, and

(c) the tribunal does not give a direction under sub-paragraph (5) or (6),

the tribunal must direct the local housing authority to grant such a licence to such person and on such terms as the tribunal may direct.

(5) If the tribunal revokes a final management order, the tribunal may direct the local housing authority to make an interim management order in respect of the house or part of it on such terms as the tribunal may direct.

This applies despite section 102(9).

(6) If the tribunal revokes a final management order, the tribunal may direct the local housing authority to serve a temporary exemption notice under section 62 or 86 in respect of the house that comes into force on such date as the tribunal directs.

(7) The revocation of an interimmanagement order by the tribunal does not affect the validity of anything previously done in pursuance of the order.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 6 wholly in force at 16.6.2006; Sch. 6 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 270(4)(5); Sch. 6 in force for E. at 6.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(a) (with Sch.); Sch. 6 in force for W. at 16.6.2006 by S.I. 2006/1535, art. 2(a) (with Sch.)