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StatuteHousing and Planning Act 2016

Section 47 — Housing and Planning Act 2016: Enforcement of rent repayment orders

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Enforcement of rent repayment orders 47 1 An amount payable to a tenant or local housing authority under a rent repayment order is recoverable as a debt.

2 An amount payable to a local housing authority under a rent repayment order does not, when recovered by the authority, constitute an amount of universal credit recovered by the authority.

3 The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about how local housing authorities are to deal with amounts recovered under rent repayment orders.

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