# Local Government and Housing Act 1989, Paragraph 23


(1) Section 45 (unoccupied hereditaments: liability) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)(d) for “description” there shall be substituted “ class ”.
(3) The following subsections shall be inserted after subsection (8)—
“(9) For the purposes of subsection (1)(d) above a class may be prescribed by reference to such factors as the Secretary of State sees fit.
(10) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (9) above, a class maybe prescribed by reference to one or more of the following factors—
(a) the physical characteristics of hereditaments;
(b) the fact that hereditaments have been unoccupied at any time preceding the day mentioned in subsection (1) above;
(c) the fact that the owners of hereditaments fall within prescribed descriptions.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/42/schedule/5/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-housing-act-1989/schedule-5/paragraph-23
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