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Section 392: Expiry or revocation of control order.

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

Part XI: HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION

A control order ceases to have effect at the expiry of the period of five years beginning with the date on which it came into force.

The local housing authority may at any earlier time, either on application or on their own initiative, by order revoke a control order.

The authority shall, at least 21 days before revoking a control order, serve notice of their intention to do so on—

the persons occupying any part of the house, and
every person who is to the knowledge of the authority an owner, lessee or mortgagee of the house.

If a person applies to the local authority requesting the authority to revoke a control order and giving the grounds on which the application is made, the authority shall if they refuse the application inform the applicant of their decision and of their reasons for rejecting the grounds advanced by him.

Where the local housing authority propose to revoke a control order under this section on their own initiative and apply to the county court under this subsection, the court may approve the taking of any of the following steps to take effect on the revocation of the control order, that is—

the serving of a notice under section 352, . . . or 372 (notices requiring the execution of works),
the giving of a direction under section 354 (direction limiting number of occupants of house), or
the making of an order under section 370 (order applying management code to house);

and no appeal lies against a notice or order so approved.

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