Section 3 — Housing Act 2004: Local housing authorities to review housing conditions in their districts

Local housing authorities to review housing conditions in their districts 3 1 A local housing authority must keep the housing conditions in their area under review with a view to identifying any action that may need to be taken by them under any of the provisions mentioned in subsection (2).

2 The provisions are—

a the following provisions of this Act—

i this Part, ii Part 2 (licensing of HMOs), iii Part 3 (selective licensing of other houses),

and iv Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 4 (management orders);

b Part 9 of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68) (demolition orders and slum clearance);

c Part 7 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42) (renewal areas);

and d article 3 of the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 ( S.I. 2002/1860).

3 For the purpose of carrying out their duty under subsection (1) a local housing authority and their officers must—

a comply with any directions that may be given by the appropriate national authority, and b keep such records, and supply the appropriate national authority with such information, as that authority may specify.