PART X OVERCROWDING
Responsibilities of landlord
332 Information to be contained in rent book.
(1)
Every rent book or similar document used in relation to a dwelling by or on behalf of the landlord shall contain—
(a)
a summary in the prescribed form of the preceding provisions of this Part, and
(b)
a statement of the permitted number of persons in relation to the dwelling.
(2)
If a rent book or similar document not containing such a summary and statement is used by or on behalf of the landlord, the landlord is guilty of a summary offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.
(3)
The local housing authority shall on the application of the landlord or the occupier of a dwelling inform him in writing of the permitted number of persons in relation to the dwelling; and a statement inserted in a rent book or similar document which agrees with information so given shall be deemed to be a sufficient and correct statement.