Section 37 — Housing Act 2004: Effect of improvement notices and prohibition orders as local land charges

Effect of improvement notices and prohibition orders as local land charges 37 1 An improvement notice or a prohibition order under this Chapter is a local land charge if subsection (2), (3) or (4) applies.

2 This subsection applies if the notice or order has become operative.

3 This subsection applies if—

a the notice or order is suspended under section 14 or 23, and b the period for appealing against it under Part 3 of Schedule 1 or 2 has expired without an appeal having been brought.

4 This subsection applies if—

a the notice or order is suspended under section 14 or 23, b an appeal has been brought against it under Part 3 of Schedule 1 or 2, and c were it not suspended—

i the notice would have become operative under section 15(5) by virtue of paragraph 19(2) of Schedule 1 (improvement notices: confirmation on appeal or expiry of period for further appeal), or ii the order would have become operative under section 24(5) by virtue of paragraph 14(2) of Schedule 2 (prohibition orders: confirmation on appeal or expiry of period for further appeal).