CONTENTS

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1. Part 1

   Housing conditions

   1. Chapter 1

      Enforcement of housing standards: general

      1. New system for assessing housing conditions

         1. 1. New system for assessing housing conditions and enforcing housing standards

         2. 2. Meaning of "category 1 hazard" and "category 2 hazard"

      2. Procedure for assessing housing conditions

         1. 3. Local housing authorities to review housing conditions in their districts

         2. 4. Inspections by local housing authorities to see whether category 1 or 2 hazards exist

      3. Enforcement of housing standards

         1. 5. Category 1 hazards: general duty to take enforcement action

         2. 6. Category 1 hazards: how duty under section 5 operates in certain cases

         3. 7. Category 2 hazards: powers to take enforcement action

         4. 8. Reasons for decision to take enforcement action

         5. 9. Guidance about inspections and enforcement action

         6. 10. Consultation with fire and rescue authorities in certain cases

   2. Chapter 2

      Improvement notices, prohibition orders and hazard awareness notices

      1. Improvement notices

         1. 11. Improvement notices relating to category 1 hazards: duty of authority to serve notice

         2. 12. Improvement notices relating to category 2 hazards: power of authority to serve notice

         3. 13. Contents of improvement notices

         4. 14. Suspension of improvement notices

         5. 15. Operation of improvement notices

         6. 16. Revocation and variation of improvement notices

         7. 17. Review of suspended improvement notices

         8. 18. Service of improvement notices etc. and related appeals

         9. 19. Change in person liable to comply with improvement notice

      2. Prohibition orders

         1. 20. Prohibition orders relating to category 1 hazards: duty of authority to make order

         2. 21. Prohibition orders relating to category 2 hazards: power of authority to make order

         3. 22. Contents of prohibition orders

         4. 23. Suspension of prohibition orders

         5. 24. Operation of prohibition orders

         6. 25. Revocation and variation of prohibition orders

         7. 26. Review of suspended prohibition orders

         8. 27. Service of copies of prohibition orders etc. and related appeals

      3. Hazard awareness notices

         1. 28. Hazard awareness notices relating to category 1 hazards: duty of authority to serve notice

         2. 29. Hazard awareness notices relating to category 2 hazards: power of authority to serve notice

      4. Enforcement: improvement notices

         1. 30. Offence of failing to comply with improvement notice

         2. 31. Enforcement action by local housing authorities

      5. Enforcement: prohibition orders

         1. 32. Offence of failing to comply with prohibition order etc.

         2. 33. Recovery of possession of premises in order to comply with order

         3. 34. Power of tribunal to determine or vary lease

      6. Enforcement: improvement notices and prohibition orders

         1. 35. Power of court to order occupier or owner to allow action to be taken on premises

         2. 36. Power of court to authorise action by one owner on behalf of another

      7. Supplementary provisions

         1. 37. Effect of improvement notices and prohibition orders as local land charges

         2. 38. Savings for rights arising from breach of covenant etc.

         3. 39. Effect of Part 4 enforcement action and redevelopment proposals

   3. Chapter 3

      Emergency measures

      1. Emergency remedial action

         1. 40. Emergency remedial action

         2. 41. Notice of emergency remedial action

         3. 42. Recovery of expenses of taking emergency remedial action

      2. Emergency prohibition orders

         1. 43. Emergency prohibition orders

         2. 44. Contents of emergency prohibition orders

      3. Appeals

         1. 45. Appeals relating to emergency measures

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