Housing Act 1985

Supplementary provisions E+W

414 Evidence in legal proceedings. E+W

(1) If in proceedings under this Part it is alleged that the inmates of a house or part of a house are members of the same family, the burden of proving that allegation rests on the person by whom it is made.

(2) In proceedings under this Part a document purporting to be a copy of an entry in the register of common lodging houses and purporting to be certified as such by the proper officer of the local housing authority shall be prima facie evidence of the matters recorded in the entry.

(3) The proper officer of the local housing authority shall supply such a certified copy free of charge to any person who applies for it at a reasonable hour.

415 Power to apply provisions to Crown property E+W

Section 341 of the M1 Public Health Act 1936 (power to apply provisions to Crown property) applies to the provisions of this Part as it applies to provisions of that Act.

Marginal Citations

M1 1936 c. 49.

416 Index of defined expressions: Part XII. E+W

The following Table shows provisions defining or otherwise explaining expressions used in this Part (other than provisions defining or explaining an expression used in the same section):—

common lodging house	section 401
local housing authority	section 1, 2(2)
standard scale (in reference to the maximum fine on summary conviction)	section 622