A council may, for the purpose of enabling them to perform any of their functions under this Act, require the occupier of any premises, and any person who either directly or indirectly receives rent in respect of any premises, to state in writing the nature of his own interest therein and the name and address of any other person known to him as having an interest therein, whether as freeholder, mortgagee, lessee or otherwise, and any person who having been required by a council in pursuance of this section to give to them any information fails to give that information, or knowingly makes any misstatement in respect thereof, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds.
Section 277: Power of councils to require information as to ownership of premises.
Public Health Act 1936 · 1936 c. 49View on legislation.gov.uk
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