Housing Act 1996

78 Increase of fines, &c. E+W

(1) In section 350(2) of the M1 Housing Act 1985 (information in relation to registration schemes)—

(a) in paragraph (a) (failure to give information) for “level 2” substitute “ level 3 ”, and

(b) in paragraph (b) (mis-statement) for “level 3” substitute “ level 5 ”.

(2) In section 355(2) of that Act (failure to comply with occupancy restrictions) for “level 4” substitute “ level 5 ”.

(3) In section 356(2) of that Act (information in relation to occupation of house) for “level 2” substitute “ level 3 ”.

(4) In section 364(2) of that Act (information in relation to overcrowding) for “level 2 on the standard scale” substitute “ , in the case of such failure, level 3 on the standard scale and, in the case of furnishing such a statement, level 5 on the standard scale ”.

(5) In section 368(3) of that Act (use of house in contravention of undertaking) omit from “and if” to the end.

(6) In section 369(5) of that Act (failure to comply with management code) for “level 3” substitute “ level 5 ”.

(7) In section 376(1) and (2) of that Act (penalties for failures to execute works) for “level 4” substitute in each case “ level 5 ”.

(8) In section 377(3) of that Act (failure to permit execution of works) for the words from “level 3” to the end substitute “ level 5 on the standard scale ”.

(9) In section 387(5) of that Act (failure to permit carrying out of works) for the words from “level 3” to the end substitute “ level 5 on the standard scale ”.

(10) In section 396(2) of that Act (penalty for obstruction) for the words “level 3” substitute “ level 4 ”.

Marginal Citations

M1 1985 c. 68.