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(1) This Order may be cited as the Rent Officers (Additional Functions) (No. 2) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 1st July 1990.
(2) In this Order “local housing authority” has the same meaning as in the Housing Act 1985.
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(1) Where, in connection with applications to which section 110 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 applies, a local housing authority seeks the advice of a rent officer in considering the matters in paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (2) of that section, the rent officer shall provide the advice to the local housing authority in writing within the period of 45 working days beginning with the date on which he received the request for advice or, where he requests further information under paragraph (2), with the date on which he received the information, or as soon as practicable after that period.
(2) If a rent officer needs further information in order to give the advice, he shall serve notice in writing on the local housing authority requesting that information and until he receives it paragraph (1) shall not apply to the provision of that advice.
Chris Patten
Secretary of State for the Environment
9th May 1990David Hunt
Secretary of State for Wales
9th May 1990