Part 2: Rogue Landlords and Property Agents in England Chapter 2: Banning Orders Imposition of banning orders Section 15: Application and notice of intended proceedings
This section provides that a local housing authority in England may apply for a banning order against a person who has been convicted of a banning order offence. Where a banning order application is made in relation to a body corporate, the local housing authority must also make an application for a banning order against any officer of the body corporate who was convicted of the same offence as the body corporate. Before applying for a banning order, the authority must give the person in relation to whom it is proposed to make a banning order a notice of intended proceedings, informing them that the authority is proposing to apply for a banning order for a specified period of time and explaining why, and inviting them to make representations during a ‘notice period’, which must not be less than 28 days. The authority must consider any representations made during the notice period and wait until this period has ended before applying for a banning order. A notice of intended proceedings must be given within 6 months from the date on which the person is convicted of a banning order offence.