Section 14 — Housing and Planning Act 2016: “Banning order” and “banning order offence”

“Banning order” and “banning order offence” 14 1 In this Part “ banning order ” means an order, made by the First-tier Tribunal, banning a person from—

a letting housing in England, b engaging in English letting agency work, c engaging in English property management work, or d doing two or more of those things.

2 See also section 18 (which enables a banning order to include a ban on involvement in certain bodies corporate).

3 In this Part “ banning order offence ” means an offence of a description specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

4 Regulations under subsection (3) may, in particular, describe an offence by reference to—

a the nature of the offence, b the characteristics of the offender, c the place where the offence is committed, d the circumstances in which it is committed, e the court sentencing a person for the offence, or f the sentence imposed.

5 An offence under section 12 of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 is also a banning order offence for the purposes of this Part.