# Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 70: Powers to require information and documents: introductory


The powers conferred by sections71, 72 and 73 are exercisable by a council for the purposes of—
(a) enabling or assisting the council to exercise any function conferred on it by this Act in relation to any premises;
(b) investigating whether any offence has been committed under this Act in relation to any premises.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/22/section/70 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-70
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