The Rent Officers (Housing Renewal Grants Functions) Order 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/778
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Rent Officers (Housing Renewal Grants Functions) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 7th April 1997.

(2) In this Order, “local housing authority” has the same meaning as in the Housing Act 1985 .

Section 2 Additional functions

(1) Where, in connection with applications to which section 31 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 applies, a local housing authority seeks the advice of a rent officer on any matter pursuant to subsection (4) of that section, the rent officer shall provide the advice to the local housing authority in writing within the period of 45 working days beginning with the date on which he received the request for advice or, where he requests further information under paragraph (2), with the date on which he received the information, or as soon as practicable after that period.

(2) If a rent officer needs further information in order to give the advice, he shall serve notice in writing on the local housing authority requesting that information and until he receives it paragraph (1) shall not apply to the provision of that advice.