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Local Government and Housing Act 1989

An Act to make provision with respect to the members, officers and otherstaff and the procedure of local authorities; to amend Part III of the LocalGovernment Act 1974 and Part II of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 and to provide for a national code of local government conduct; to makefurther provision about the finances and expenditure of local authorities(including provision with respect to housing subsidies) and about companiesin which local authorities have interests; to make provision for and inconnection with renewal areas, grants towards the cost of improvement andrepair of housing accommodation and the carrying out of works of maintenance,repair and improvement; to amend the Housing Act 1985 and Part III of theLocal Government Finance Act 1982; to make amendments of and consequentialupon Parts I, II and IV of the Housing Act 1988; to amend the Local GovernmentFinance Act 1988 and the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987and certain enactments relating, as respects Scotland, to rating andvaluation, and to provide for the making of grants; to make provision withrespect to the imposition of charges by local authorities; to make furtherprovision about certain existing grants and about financial assistance to andplanning by local authorities in respect of emergencies; to amend sections 102and 211 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973; to amend the Local LandCharges Act 1975; to enable local authorities in Wales to be known solely byWelsh language names; to provide for the transfer of new town housing stock;to amend certain of the provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 relatingto a secure tenant’s right to purchase his house; to amend section 47 of theRace Relations Act 1976; to confer certain powers on the Housing Corporation,Housing for Wales and Scottish Homes; to make provision about security oftenure for certain tenants under long tenancies; to provide for the making ofgrants and giving of guarantees in respect of certain activities carried onin relation to the construction industry; to provide for the repeal of certainenactments relating to improvement notices, town development and educationsupport grants; to make, as respects Scotland, further provision in relationto the phasing of progression to registered rent for houses let by housingassociations or Scottish Homes and in relation to the circumstances in whichrent increases under assured tenancies may be secured; and for connectedpurposes.

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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 Local Government Finance Act 1988: Amendments

Non-domestic rating

48

The following paragraphs shall be substituted for paragraph 8 of Schedule 9 (inspection)—

8
1
A person may require a valuation officer to give him access to such information as will enable him to establish what is the state of a list, orhas been its state at any time since it came into force, if—
a
the officer is maintaining the list, and
b
the list is in force or has been in force at any time in the preceding 5 years.
2
A person may require a charging authority to give him access to such information as will enable him to establish what is the state of a copy of a list, or has been its state at any time since it was deposited, if—
a
the authority has deposited the copy under section 41(6B) above, and
b
the list is in force or has been in force at any time in the preceding 5 years.
3
A person may require the Secretary of State to give him access to such information as will enable him to establish what is the state of a copy of a list, or has been its state at any time since it was deposited, if—
a
the Secretary of State has deposited the copy under section 52(6B) above, and
b
the list is in force or has been in force at any time in the preceding 5 years.
4
A person may require a charging authority to give him access to such information as will enable him to establish what is the state of a copy of a proposed list if—
a
the authority has deposited the copy under section 41(6) above, and
b
the list itself is not yet in force.
5
A person may require the Secretary of State to give him access to such information as will enable him to establish what is the state of a copy of a proposed list if—
a
the Secretary of State has deposited the copy under section 52(6) above,and
b
the list itself is not yet in force.
6
A requirement under any of the preceding provisions of this paragraph must be complied with at a reasonable time and place and without payment being sought; but the information may be in documentary or other form, as the person or authority of whom the requirement is made thinks fit.
7
Where access is given under this paragraph to information in documentary form the person to whom access is given may—
a
make copies of (or of extracts from) the document;
b
require a person having custody of the document to supply to him a photographic copy of (or of extracts from) the document.
8
Where access is given under this paragraph to information in a form which is not documentary the person to whom access is given may—
a
make transcripts of (or of extracts from) the information;
b
require a person having control of access to the information to supply to him a copy in documentary form of (or of extracts from) the information.
9
If a reasonable charge is required for a facility under sub-paragraph (7)or (8) above, the sub-paragraph concerned shall not apply unless the person seeking to avail himself of the facility pays the charge.
10
If without reasonable excuse a person having custody of a document containing, or having control of access to, information access to which is sought under this paragraph—
a
intentionally obstructs a person in exercising a right under sub-paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7)(a) or (8)(a) above, or
b
refuses to comply with a requirement under sub-paragraph (7)(b) or (8)(b) above,
he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.
9
1
A person may, at a reasonable time and without making payment, inspect any proposal made or notice of appeal given under regulations made under section 55 above, if made or given as regards a list which is in force when inspection is sought or has been in force at any time in the preceding 5 years.
2
A person may—
a
make copies of (or of extracts from) a document mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above, or
b
require a person having custody of such a document to supply to him a photographic copy of (or of extracts from) the document.
3
If a reasonable charge is required for a facility under sub-paragraph (2) above, the sub-paragraph shall not apply unless the person seeking to avail himself of the facility pays the charge.
4
If without reasonable excuse a person having custody of a document mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above—
a
intentionally obstructs a person in exercising a right under sub-paragraph (1) or (2)(a) above, or
b
refuses to supply a copy to a person entitled to it under sub-paragraph (2)(b) above,
he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.