{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-2004/schedule-5/paragraph-34",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-2004/schedule-5/paragraph-34.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/34",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-2004",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/34",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "34",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies to appeals to the appropriate tribunal under paragraph 31 or 32.\n(2) An appeal—\n(a) is to be by way of a re-hearing, but\n(b) may be determined having regard to matters of which the authority were unaware.\n(3) The tribunal may confirm, reverse or vary the decision of the local housing authority.\n(4) On an appeal under paragraph 31 the tribunal may direct the authority to grant a licence to the applicant for the licence on such terms as the tribunal may direct.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 para. 34(1) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 184(a) (with Sch. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 wholly in force at 16.6.2006; Sch. 5 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 270(4)(5); Sch. 5 in force for E. at 6.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/1060 , art. 2(1)(a) (with Sch. ); Sch. 5 in force for W. at 16.6.2006 by S.I. 2006/1535 , art. 2(a) (with Sch. )"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/34/schedule/5/paragraph/34",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:48.975968+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."
}