Regulation 6 Duty of relevant landlord to comply with a remedial noticeI1

F1Subject to paragraph (1A), where a remedial notice is served on a landlord who is in breach of one or more of the duties under regulation 4(1), the landlord must take the remedial action specified in the notice within the period specified in regulation 5(2)(d).

Where—

the landlord must take the remedial action specified in the remedial notice (as amended if amendments have been made) within 21 days beginning with the day on which the landlord is informed that the suspension under regulation 5(5) ceases to have effect.

A landlord is not to be taken to be in breach of the duty under paragraph (1) F3or (1A) if the landlord can show he, she or it has taken all reasonable steps F4... to comply with the duty.

For the purposes of paragraph (2), where the landlord is prevented from entering the premises to which the duty under paragraph (1) or (1A) relates by a tenant or occupier of the premises, the landlord will not be considered to have failed to have taken all reasonable steps to comply with the duty under paragraph (1) or (1A) solely by reason of a failure to bring legal proceedings with a view to securing entry to the premises.