CA 20 June 1986. Appeal against the conviction of the appellant on one count of an indictment alleging contravention of Protection from Eviction Act 1977 s1(3) . The defendant obtained planning permission for work to premises which he leased as flats. The work involved conversion of the flats into self-contained units with access to the upper floors from an outside staircase. On the second floor,the defendant asked the tenant to agree to work being done and to vacate her flat temporarily to facilitate this. As a result of the work the tenant`s flat was rendered uninhabitable. The defendant agreed to discontinue the work until a firm agreement had been reached with the tenant. This was not done and the tenant`s flat remain uninhabitable. The defendant was subsequently convicted of contravening Protection from Eviction Act 1977 s1(3). On appeal by the defendant it was held that since s1(3) of the Act used words "does acts calculated to interfere with the peace or comfort of the residen