Housing and Regeneration Bill

moved Amendment No. 75: 75: Clause 19, page 9, line 31, after ““time”” insert ““on notice as required in subsection (2)(b)”” The noble Lord said: The intention behind the amendment is to make what I would call a very small probe. We are talking about land that might be purchased compulsorily, and the Bill states: "““Any person authorised by the HCA may, at any reasonable time and subject as follows, enter any land””." Subsection (2)(b) says that they, "““must not demand admission as of right … unless the HCA has served notice of the intended entry on every owner or occupier of the land not less than 28 days before the making of the demand””." That is quite plain but I wish to make two points. First, it should be obligatory on the person intending to enter the land to carry a copy of the notice. That really is the subject of the amendment. Also, if it is a large plot of land in multiple ownership, how on earth is the person whose land is about to be entered to know whether everyone else has received the notice? It seems to me that if he does not have that knowledge, he has a perfect right to refuse entry. Secondly, how will the Government be sure that notice has been given to all the appropriate people? I beg to move.