{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/section-355",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/section-355.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/68",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985",
  "path": "section/355",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "355",
  "heading": "Effect of direction under s. 354.",
  "text": "(1) Where a direction under section 354 is given (direction limiting number of occupants), it is the duty of—\n(a) the occupier for the time being of the house, or part of a house, to which the direction relates, and\n(b) any other person who is for the time being entitled or authorised to permit individuals to take up residence in that house or part,\nnot to permit any individual to take up residence in that house or part unless the number of individuals or households then occupying the house or part would not exceed the limit specified in the direction.\n(2) A person who knowingly fails to comply with the requirements imposed on him by subsection (1) commits a summary offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 355(1) substituted (3.3.1997) by 1996 c. 52, s. 79(1); S.I. 1997/350, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 355(2) substituted (3.3.1997) by 1996 c. 52, s. 78(2); S.I. 1997/350, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/section/355",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:59:47.243826+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}