Section 352A — Housing Act 1985: Recovery of expenses of notice under s.352.

Recovery of expenses of notice under s.352. 352A 1 A local housing authority may, as a means of recovering certain administrative and other expenses incurred by them in serving a notice under section 352, make such reasonable charge as they consider appropriate.

2 The expenses are the expenses incurred in—

a determining whether to serve a notice under that section, b identifying the works to be specified in the notice, and c serving the notice.

3 The amount of the charge shall not exceed such amount as is specified by order of the Secretary of State.

4 A charge under this section may be recovered by the authority from any person on whom the notice under section 352 is served.

5 The provisions of Schedule 10 apply to the recovery by the authority of a charge under this section as they apply to the recovery of expenses incurred by the authority under section 375 (expenses of carrying out works required by notice).

6 An order under this section—

a may make different provision with respect to different cases or descriptions of case (including different provision for different areas),

and b shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

7 This section has effect subject to any order under section 353(6) (power of court on appeal against s.352 notice).