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Section 197 Power to require information by noticeI1I2

England and Wales

(1)

A relevant authority may serve a notice (an “information notice”) requiring the occupier of any land or a person who receives rent (either directly or indirectly) in respect of any land to confirm in writing—

(a)

the nature of the person’s interest in the land, and

(b)

the name and F1postal address of any other person known to the person as having an interest in the land.

(2)

But a relevant authority may not serve an information notice unless the information required by the notice is needed by the authority to enable it to—

(a)

exercise any of the authority’s functions under or by virtue of Part 2, or

(b)

make an order or issue or serve a notice or other document‍ under or by virtue of Part 3, 4 or 5.

(3)

An information notice may require the information to be given within—

(a)

21 days beginning with the day after the day the notice is served, or

(b)

any longer period specified by the notice or allowed by the relevant authority.

(4)

In this section “relevant authority” means—

(a)

the Welsh Ministers;

(b)

a local authority (within the meaning given by section 157).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in s. 197(1)(b) inserted (28.4.2026) by Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 (asc 7), s. 5(1), Sch. 3 para. 62 (with Sch. 5 Pt. 1)

Commencement

I1

S. 197 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 212

I2

S. 197 in force at 4.11.2024 by S.I. 2024/860, art. 3(c)