67Alterations or demolition of house by Council

67 Alterations or demolition of house by Council S. 67(1) amended by No. 26/1987 s. 14(a), substituted by No. 20/1996 s. 7(1). (1) Subject to section 68A, if an owner fails to comply with a direction under section 66 (or any corresponding previous enactment), within the period specified for compliance, the Council may[[11]](#endnote-12)— (a) do all or any of the acts or things which the Council considers necessary to make the house comply with the regulations or to give effect to any direction made under section 66 (or any corresponding previous enactment) notwithstanding that the direction had not required some or any of those acts to be done; or (b) demolish the house (where the case so requires). S. 67(2) amended by Nos 26/1987 s. 14(a), 20/1996 s. 7(2). (2) The Council may recover from the owner any expenses incurred under subsection (1) and any such expenses shall be, as from such date as the Council determines, and until paid to the Council shall remain, a first charge on the land in respect of which or on which is situated the house in respect of which the expenses were incurred[[12]](#endnote-13). S. 67(2A) inserted by No. 26/1987 s. 14(b). (2A) Any such expenses bear interest from the date determined under subsection (2) until payment at the rate for the time being fixed under section 2 of the **Penalty Interest Rates Act 1983**[[13]](#endnote-14). S. 67(3) amended by Nos 26/1987 s. 14(a), 20/1996 s. 7(3). (3) The Council may sell or dispose of any material taken from any house in the course of carrying out any operation under subsection (1) and shall apply the proceeds of any such sale for and towards the expenses incurred by the Council in respect of that operation and shall pay the surplus (if any) to the owner.