Section 70: Withdrawal or relaxation of requirements of remedial notices

Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 · 2003 c. 38View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 8: High hedges

The relevant authority may—

withdraw a remedial notice issued by them; or
waive or relax a requirement of a remedial notice so issued.

The powers conferred by this section are exercisable both before and after a remedial notice has taken effect.

Where the relevant authority exercise the powers conferred by this section, they must give notice of what they have done to—

every complainant; and
every owner and every occupier of the neighbouring land.

The withdrawal of a remedial notice does not affect the power of the relevant authority to issue a further remedial notice in respect of the same hedge.

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