18Consequences after transfer of failure to give copy of order to prospective purchaser

18 Consequences after transfer of failure to give copy of order to prospective purchaser

(1)  If –

(a) an order is made in relation to land before a person who is the owner of the land enters into a contract of sale for the land; and

(b) the person fails to give the prospective purchaser of the land a copy of the order before the prospective purchaser enters into a contract of sale in relation to the land; and

(c) the person has not, before the day on which the settlement of the sale occurs, carried out the work required under the order –

the person remains liable to ensure that work required under the order to be carried out is carried out.

(2)  Subsection (1) applies in relation to a person even though the person has ceased to be the owner of the land.

(3)  If subsection (1) applies to a person in relation to an area of land, the owner of the area of land must not unreasonably restrict the person from ensuring that the work is carried out on the land.