212 Protection of property: supplementary provisions
Housing Act 1996 (1996 c 52) | Legislation

212  Protection of property: supplementary provisions

(1)     The authority may for the purposes of section 211 (protection of property of homeless persons or persons threatened with homelessness)—

(a)     enter, at all reasonable times, any premises which are the usual place of residence of the applicant or which were his last usual place of residence, and

(b)     deal with any personal property of his in any way which is reasonably necessary, in particular by storing it or arranging for its storage.

(2)     Where the applicant asks the authority

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