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works specified within 12 months (or such other period as may be
prescribed), or such longer period as the local authority may
allow,, If the tenant has not consented to the works being
carried out, a "suspended improvement notice" will be served*
This will not become effective until the tenant has consented
to the improvements being carried out or there is a change of
occupier.
Clause 18 empowers the local authority to enforce the
improvement of a dwelling at the expiration of five years
from the declaration of the area as an improvement area, even
though the tenant has not consented and there has been no
change of occupation. In these circumstances, however, the
local authority must offer, or arrange for some other authority
or person to offer, suitable alternative accommodation to the
tenant if he so requests. If, within six months after the
expiration of five years from the declaration of the area as
an improvement area no final improvement notice is served,
the suspended improvement notice ceases to have effect.
Clause 19 provides that a tenant occupying a dwelling
which is not in an improvement area and is not in a tenement
block, and is without one or more of the standard amenities,
may apply to the local authority to use its powers to secure
the improvement of the dwelling. The local authority will
have power to enforce the improvement to the full standard or
to the reduced standard and the procedure is similar to that
for houses in improvement areas.
Clauses 20 and 21 empower local authorities to enforce
the improvement of dwellings in tenement blocks to the full
or to the reduced standard.
Clause 24 enables a local authority to accept an undertaking
from a person willing to carry out improvement works
in lieu of serving an improvement notice.
Clause 26 provides that, if there is no appeal, an
improvement notice becomes operative at the end of 6 weeks
from the date of service, and allows a local authority to
withdraw a notice at any time.
.Clause 27 provides for appeals against improvement
notices to be made to the County Court.
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