SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 9 Amendments of Parts VI, IX, XI, XVII and XVIII of the Housing Act 1985
Part III Amendments of Part XI
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1
In section 368 (means of escape from fire: power to secure that part of house not used for human habitation), in subsection (1) at the beginning there shall be inserted “
Subject to section 365
”
.
2
In subsection (3) of that section for
“£5” there shall be substituted “
one-tenth of the amount corresponding to that level
”
.
3
In subsection (5) of that section—
a
for the words from “section 265” to
“unfit for human habitation)” there shall be substituted “
section 264
”
;
b
for the words “the modification that” there shall be substituted
with the following modifications—
i
the reference in section 278(1) (premises rendered fit) to the house in multiple occupation shall be construed as a reference to the part of the house in respect of which the closing order under subsection (4) is made;
b
; and
- c
at the end there shall be added
and
i
section 279 (substitution of demolition orders) shall be omitted