Regulation 4 Obligation to furnish information to owner or occupier

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2) below, where a request is made of a person with responsibility which satisfies the requirements of paragraph (3) below, that person shall furnish in writing to the person by whom the request is made the information described in regulation 5(1) and (2) together with a copy of the document described in regulation 5(3), within the period of 14 days beginning with the date on which the request is received by the person of whom it is made.

(2)

Paragraph (1) above shall not apply to a request if, not more than 30 days before it was made, a request which satisfies the requirements of paragraph (3) below was made by or on behalf of the same person to the same person with responsibility who responded to it in accordance with paragraph (1) above.

(3)

A request satisfies the requirements of this paragraph (whether it is made orally or in writing) if it—

(a)

is a request for information relating to, or to the possibility of, subsidence damage;

(b)

is accompanied by the provision of the address of the person making the request;

(c)

is made by, or on behalf of, a person appearing to be the owner or occupier of any land; and

(d)

is made of a person with responsibility for subsidence affecting the whole or any part of the land appearing to be owned or occupied by the person by, or on whose behalf, the request is made.