47 Clearance areas
Housing Act 2004 (2004 c 34) | Legislation

Slum clearance declarations

47  Clearance areas

In section 289 of the Housing Act 1985 (c 68) (declaration of clearance area) for subsections (2) and (2A) substitute—

“(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

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