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Section 268: Service of copies of demolition order.

Housing Act 1985 · 1985 c. 68View on legislation.gov.uk

Part IX: SLUM CLEARANCE

A local housing authority who have made a demolition order must serve a copy of the order on every person who, to their knowledge, is—

an owner or occupier of the whole or part of the premises to which the order relates,
authorised to permit persons to occupy the whole or part of those premises, or
a mortgagee of the whole or part of the premises.

The copies required to be served under subsection (1) shall be served within the period of seven days beginning with the day on which the order is made.

A copy of the order is to be regarded as having been served on every occupier in accordance with subsections (1) and (2) if a copy of the order is fixed to some conspicuous part of the premises within the period of seven days mentioned in subsection (2).

A demolition order against which no appeal is brought under section 269 becomes operative at the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the order is made and is final and conclusive as to matters which could be raised on an appeal.

Section 246 of the Housing Act 2004 (service of notices)—

applies in relation to copies required to be served under this section (instead of section 617 below), and
so applies as it applies in relation to documents required to be served under any provision of Parts 1 to 4 of that Act.

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