Regulation 5 Assessment of deterioration
Where it appears to the authority that a tenant may be liable to pay compensation for the deterioration of an allotment under section 134(2) of the Act, the authority must—
(a)
carry out an inspection of the allotment to which the lease relates within 10 days beginning with the date of expiry or termination of the lease; and
(b)
where following that inspection it appears to the authority that—
(i)
the allotment has deteriorated during the tenant’s lease; and
(ii)
the deterioration was caused by the fault or negligence of the tenant,
give a deterioration notice to the tenant within 28 days beginning with the date of expiry or termination of the lease.