Section 70A — Housing Act 2004: Duty to revoke licence in banning order cases

Duty to revoke licence in banning order cases 70A 1 The local housing authority must revoke a licence if a banning order is made against the licence holder.

2 The local housing authority must revoke a licence if a banning order is made against a person who—

a owns an estate or interest in the house or part of it, and b is a lessor or licensor of the house or part.

3 The notice served by the local housing authority under paragraph 24 of Schedule 5 must specify when the revocation takes effect.

4 The revocation must not take effect earlier than the end of the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which the notice is served.

5 In this section “ banning order ” means a banning order under section 16 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.