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Section 15: Application and notice of intended proceedings

Housing and Planning Act 2016 · 2016 c. 22View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Rogue landlords and property agents in England — CHAPTER 2: Banning orders

A local housing authority in England may apply for a banning order against a person who has been convicted of a banning order offence.

If a local housing authority in England applies for a banning order against a body corporate that has been convicted of a banning order offence, it must also apply for a banning order against any officer who has been convicted of the same offence in respect of the same conduct.

Before applying for a banning order under subsection (1), the authority must give the person a notice of intended proceedings—

informing the person that the authority is proposing to apply for a banning order and explaining why,
stating the length of each proposed ban, and
inviting the person to make representations within a period specified in the notice of not less than 28 days ("the notice period").

The authority must consider any representations made during the notice period.

The authority must wait until the notice period has ended before applying for a banning order.

A notice of intended proceedings may not be given after the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the person was convicted of the offence to which the notice relates.

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