{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-renewal-grants-functions-order-1997/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/778",
  "legislation_title": "The Rent Officers (Housing Renewal Grants Functions) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rent-officers-housing-renewal-grants-functions-order-1997",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order specifies, as a function which rent officers are required to carry out in connection with applications to which section 31 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 applies (determination of amount of grant in case of landlord’s applications for housing renewal grant), the provision of advice sought by local housing authorities on any matter.\nArticle 2 requires rent officers to provide written advice within 45 working days of receipt of the request for advice or as soon as practicable thereafter. The article also makes provision for rent officers to seek further information from local housing authorities.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/778/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:21:18.339538+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."
}