Section 225B: Power to take emergency remedial action

Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 · 2008 c. 17View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Regulation of Social Housing — Chapter 7: Enforcement powers

If the conditions in subsections (2) to (4) are met, the regulator may arrange for an authorised person to take emergency remedial action in respect of premises.

Condition 1 is that a survey of the condition of the premises has been carried out under section 199.

Condition 2 is that the regulator is satisfied that—

the registered provider has failed to maintain the premises in accordance with standards under section 193, and
that failure has caused an imminent risk of serious harm to the health or safety of the occupiers of those or other premises.

Condition 3 is that the registered provider has failed to comply with an enforcement notice requiring it to take action to address the failure mentioned in subsection (3)(a).

In this section and in sections 225C to 225G, "emergency remedial action", in relation to premises, is carrying out such works to the premises as the authorised person considers immediately necessary to remove the imminent risk of serious harm mentioned in subsection (3)(b).

In this section and in sections 225C to 225G, "authorised person" means a member of the regulator's staff, or another person, authorised in writing by the regulator for the purposes of the section concerned.

Arrangements for a person other than a member of the regulator's staff to take emergency remedial action may include provision about payments.

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