PART VIIIHOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION
Overcrowding
167Notice of direction
1
A local authority shall, not less than 7 days before giving a direction under section 166—
a
serve on an owner of the house, and on every person who is to their knowledge a lessee of the house, notice of their intention to give the direction, and
b
post such a notice in some position in the house where it is accessible to those living in the house,
and shall afford to any person on whom a notice is so served an opportunity of making representations regarding their proposal to give the direction.
2
The local authority shall within 7 days from the giving of any such direction—
a
serve a copy of the direction on an owner of the house and on every person who is to their knowledge a lessee of the house, and
b
post a copy of the direction in some position in the house where it is accessible to those living in the house.