Article 52 Declaration of housing action areas

(1)

Where a report with respect to an area consisting mainly of housing accommodation is submitted to the Executive by a person or persons appearing to the Executive to be suitably qualified (whether or not that person is or those persons include an officer of the Executive) and, upon consideration of the report and of any other information in its possession, the Executive is satisfied that, having regard to—

(a)

the physical state of the housing accommodation in the area as a whole, and

(b)

social conditions in the area,

the requirement in paragraph (2) is fulfilled with respect to the area, the Executive may define the area by reference to a map and, with the consent of the Department, declare it to be a housing action area.

(2)

The requirement referred to in paragraph (1) is that the living conditions in the area are unsatisfactory and can most effectively be dealt with within a period of 5 years so as to secure—

(a)

the improvement of the housing accommodation in the area as a whole, and

(b)

the well-being of the persons for the time being residing in the area, and

(c)

the proper and effective management and use of that accommodation,

by declaring the area to be a housing action area.

(3)

In considering whether to take action under paragraph (1) the Executive shall have regard to such guidance as may be given by the Department with regard to the identification of areas suitable to be declared as housing action areas.

(4)

As soon as may be after declaring an area to be a housing action area, the Executive shall—

(a)

publish in one or more than one newspaper circulating in the locality a notice identifying the area and naming a place where a copy of the declaration, a map on which the area is defined and any report concerning the housing action area may be seen at reasonable times;

(b)

take such further steps as may appear to it best designed to secure that the declaration is brought to the attention of persons residing or owning property in the area and that those persons are informed of the address to which any inquiries and representations should be made concerning any action to be taken with respect to the area; and

(c)

send a copy of the declaration to the district council for the local government district in which the housing action area lies.

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: functions transf. by SR 1999/481