{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/schedule-1/paragraph-19E",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/schedule-1/paragraph-19E.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/52",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/19E",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "19E",
  "heading": "Inspector's powers to require provision of documents or information",
  "text": "(1) An inspector may by notice require a person to provide specified documents or information.\n(2) A requirement may specify—\n(a) the form and manner in which a document or information is to be provided (which may include the provision of a legible copy of information stored electronically);\n(b) when and where it is to be provided.\n(3) The inspector may copy or record documents or information provided.\n(4) Failure to comply with a requirement without reasonable excuse is an offence.\n(5) Intentionally altering, suppressing or destroying a document or information to which a requirement relates is an offence.\n(6) If a person fails to comply with a requirement the High Court may, on an application by the inspector, make an order for the purpose of remedying the failure.\n(7) In this paragraph “inspector” means—\n(a) the Welsh Ministers, or\n(b) a person authorised in writing by the Welsh Ministers to exercise the powers under this paragraph for the purpose of an inspection under paragraph 19C.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 19E inserted (18.10.2011) by Housing (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 5), ss. 46, 90(2); S.I. 2011/2475, arts. 1(2), 2(g)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2004/34",
      "affecting_title": "Housing Act 2004"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2004/34",
      "affecting_title": "Housing Act 2004"
    },
    {
      "type": "words repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2003/44",
      "affecting_title": "Criminal Justice Act 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "words repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2003/44",
      "affecting_title": "Criminal Justice Act 2003"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2007/15",
      "affecting_title": "Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/52/schedule/1/paragraph/19E",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:29:46.595645+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}