55 Recovery of expenses of works under s 54

55  Recovery of expenses of works under s 54

(1)     This section has effect for enabling the expenses of works executed under section 54 to be recovered by the authority who carried out the works, that is to say the local authority, the Commission or the Secretary of State or, in the case of works carried out by the Commission on behalf of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State.

(2)     That authority may give notice to the owner of the building requiring him to pay the expenses of the works.

[(2A)     A notice given under subsection (2) in relation to a building in England is a local land charge.]

(3)     Where the works consist of or include works for affording temporary support or shelter for the building—

(a)     the expenses which may be recovered include any continuing expenses involved in making available the apparatus or materials used; and

(b)     notices under subsection (2) in respect of any such continuing expenses may be given from time to time.

(4)     The owner may within 28 days of the service of the notice represent to the Secretary of State—

(a)

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