The local housing authority may revoke a licence—
if they do so with the agreement of the licence holder,
in any of the cases mentioned in subsection (2) (circumstances relating to licence holder or other person),
in any of the cases mentioned in subsection (3) (circumstances relating to house concerned), or
in any other circumstances prescribed by regulations made by the appropriate national authority.
The cases referred to in subsection (1)(c) are as follows—
where the house to which the licence relates ceases to be a Part 3 house;
where a licence has been granted under Part 2 in respect of the house;
where the authority consider at any time that, were the licence to expire at that time, they would, for a particular reason relating to the structure of the house, refuse to grant a new licence to the licence holder on similar terms in respect of it.
A revocation made with the agreement of the licence holder takes effect at the time when it is made.
A revocation made in a case within subsection (3)(b) cannot come into force before such time as would be the operative time for the purposes of subsection (5) under paragraph 35 of Schedule 5 on the assumption that paragraph 35 applied—
to an appeal against the Part 2 licence under paragraph 31 of the Schedule as it applies to an appeal under paragraph 32 of the Schedule, and
to the period for appealing against the Part 2 licence mentioned in paragraph 33(1) of the Schedule as it applies to the period mentioned in paragraph 33(2) of the Schedule.
The power to revoke a licence under this section is exercisable by the authority either—
on an application made by the licence holder or a relevant person, or
on the authority's own initiative.
In subsection (7) "relevant person" means any person (other than the licence holder)—
who has an estate or interest in the house concerned (but is not a tenant under a lease with an unexpired term of 3 years or less), or
who is a person managing or having control of the house (and does not fall within paragraph (a)), or
on whom any restriction or obligation is imposed by the licence in accordance with section 90(6).