An officer of a local housing authority may, for purposes connected with any function of the authority under or by virtue of legislation set out in the list in subsection (3), give a notice to a relevant person requiring the person to provide the local housing authority or an officer with the information specified in the notice.
In this Chapter "relevant person", in relation to a power under this Chapter, means a person who has, in the twelve months ending with the day on which the power is exercised—
Here is the list—
sections 1 and 1A of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977;
Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988;
section 83(1) or 84(1) of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013;
of the Housing and Planning Act 2016;sections 21 to 23
Chapter 3 of Part 1 and Part 2 of this Act.
A notice under this section must be in writing and must specify that it is given under this section.
The notice may specify—
The notice may require—
The notice must include information about the possible consequences of not complying with a notice under this section.
A requirement to provide information or create a document is a requirement to do so in a legible form.
A notice under this section does not require a person to provide any information or create any documents which the person would be entitled to refuse to provide or produce in proceedings in the High Court on the grounds of legal professional privilege.
In subsection (2) "relevant accommodation" means any residential accommodation in England that is connected with the exercise or proposed exercise of the function in relation to which the power under this Chapter is exercised.