§ Mr. GowI beg to move amendment No. 63, in line 22 leave out from beginning to end of line 39 and insert—
'(1) A housing authority shall, within the period of three months beginning with the coming into operation of a designation under section 1 or 10 of this Act or a variation of such a designation, publish in a newspaper circulating in their area notice suitable for the purpose of bringing the effect of the designation or variation to the attention of persons who may be eligible for assistance in respect of such of the dwellings concerned as are situated within their area, unless they are of the opinion that—
- (a) none of the dwellings concerned are so situated, or
- (b) in respect of all of the dwellings concerned that are so situated, no person is likely to be eligible for assistance.
(2) If at any time it becomes apparent to a housing authority that a person is likely to be eligible for assistance in respect of a defective dwelling within their area, they shall forthwith take such steps as are reasonably practicable to inform him of the fact that assistance is available.'.The amendment follows an undertaking that I gave to the hon. Member for Norwood (Mr. Fraser) in Committee. It is self-explanatory, and I commend it to the House.
§ Amendment agreed to.