289 Declaration of clearance area
Housing Act 1985 (1985 c 68) | Legislation

Clearance areas

289  Declaration of clearance area

(1)     A clearance area is an area which is to be cleared of all buildings in accordance with the following provisions of this Part.

[(2)     If the local housing authority are satisfied, in relation to any area—

(a)     that each of the residential buildings in the area contains a category 1 hazard, and

(b)     that the other buildings (if any) in the area are dangerous or harmful to the health or safety of the inhabitants of the area,

declaring the area to be a clearance area is a course of action available to the authority in relation to the hazard or hazards for the purposes of section 5 of the Housing Act 2004 (category 1 hazards: general duty to take enforcement action).

(2ZA)     The local housing authority may declare an area to be a clearance area if they are satisfied that—

(a)     the residential buildings in the area are dangerous or harmful to the health or safety of the inhabitants of the area as a result of their bad arrangement or the narrowness or bad arrangement of the streets; and

(b)     that the other buildings (if any) in the area are dangerous

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