Section 41: Notice of emergency remedial action

Housing Act 2004 · 2004 c. 34View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 1: Housing conditions — Chapter 3: Emergency measures

The notice required by section 40(7) is a notice which complies with the following requirements of this section.

The notice must specify, in relation to the hazard (or each of the hazards) to which it relates—

the nature of the hazard and the residential premises on which it exists,
the deficiency giving rise to the hazard,
the premises in relation to which emergency remedial action has been (or is to be) taken by the authority under section 40 and the nature of that remedial action,
the power under which that remedial action has been (or is to be) taken by the authority, and
the date when that remedial action was (or is to be) started.

The notice must contain information about—

the right to appeal under section 45 against the decision of the authority to make the order, and
the period within which an appeal may be made.

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