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70 Provision of food storage accommodation in house.E+W
(1)If it appears to a local authority that a house, or part of a building that is occupied as a separate dwelling, is without sufficient and suitable accommodation for the storage of food, the local authority may by notice require the owner of the house or building to provide the house or building with sufficient and suitable accommodation for that purpose.
(2)Sections 99 and 102 below apply in relation to a notice given under subsection (1) above.
(3)Among the grounds on which an appeal may be brought under section 102 below against such a notice are—
(a)that it is not reasonably practicable to comply with the notice;
(b)that—
(i)the need for the works to be executed under the notice would not, in whole or in part, arise but for the occupation of part of the building as a separate dwelling, and that the occupation of that part as a separate dwelling is a matter in respect of which the appellant has a cause of action, and
(ii)the person against whom the appellant has a cause of action ought to contribute towards the expenses of executing the works.
(4)Where the grounds on which an appeal under section 102 below is brought include the ground specified in subsection (3)(b) above—
(a)the appellant shall serve a copy of his notice of appeal on the person or persons referred to in that ground of appeal, and
(b)on the hearing of the appeal the court [or tribunal] may make such order as it thinks fit with respect to—
(i)the contribution to be made by any such person towards the cost of the works, or
(ii)the proportion in which any expenses that may be recoverable by the local authority are to be borne by the appellant and any such other person.
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