HC Deb 08 July 1977 vol 934 cc1708-9

Amendment made: No. 36, in page 4, line 33, leave out subsection (2) and insert— '(2) Any reasonable expenses incurred—

  1. (a)by a housing authority in protecting or dealing with property under section (Duty of housing authorities to provide temporary protection for movable property) above, or
  2. (b)by a housing authority or the Greater London Council in so protecting or dealing with any such property by virtue of section 4(1) above,
may be recovered by them from the person whose property it is'.—[Mr. Stephen Ross.]

Mr. Rossi

I beg to move Amendment No. 37, in page 4, line 39, leave out from 'person' to 'a' in line 41 and insert ', with intent to induce'.

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine)

With this we are to take Amendment No. 35, in page 4, line 43, leave out from 'person' to 'he' in line 44 and insert—

  1. '(a)is homeless or threatened with homelessness or
  2. (b)has a priority need, or
  3. (c)did not become homeless or threatened with homelessness intentionally, or
  4. (d)will probably not be able, with advice and appropriate assistance, himself to secure that accommodation becomes or does not cease to be available for his occupation,
knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular or fails to give information reasonably required by the authority in connection with the exercise of their functions under this Act.'.

Mr. Rossi

We had considerable discussion in Committee about the offences that might arise from people giving false information to housing authorities to get priority over those on the general housing waiting list. I do not wish to rehearse the discussions we had in Committee. These amendments, which have been agreed in the way that most other amendment before us have been agreed, seek to give effect to what was decided in Committee.

Mr. Stephen Ross

I am pleased to accept this amendment, which is in accord with an undertaking given in Committee.

Amendment agreed to.

Amendment made: No. 35, in page 4, line 43, leave out from 'person' to 'he' in line 44 and insert—

  1. (a)is homeless or threatened with homeless-ness or
  2. (b)has a priority need, or
  3. (c)did not become homeless or threatened with homelessness intentionally, or
  4. (d)will probably not be able, with advice and appropriate assistance, himself to secure that accommodation becomes or does not cease to be available for his occupation
knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular or fails to give information reasonably required by the authority in connection with the exercise of their functions under this Act.'.—[Mr. Rossi.]

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