The Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. C. 70) : with notes and introduction, the forms prescribed under the Act, and all existing enactments upon the subject. Table of cases and index / by W. C. Bernard, and H. Morgan-Brown.

  • Bernard, William Cecil.
Date:
1891
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Credit: The Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. C. 70) : with notes and introduction, the forms prescribed under the Act, and all existing enactments upon the subject. Table of cases and index / by W. C. Bernard, and H. Morgan-Brown. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Scheme for Reconstruction. Scheme.—Notice.—Where a demolition order has heen made, or where, without any official represen- tations and advertisements, the local authority have decided to pull down or reconstruct any obstructive or unhealthy buildings, a resolution must be passed, and the local authority must direct a scheme to be prepared for the improvement of the area [s. 39 (1)]. All these proceedings must be reported, except in the case of urban sanitary districts, to the county council from time to time [s. 45 (1)]. Notice of such scheme must be served as in Part I. provided [s. 39 (2), and ante, s. 7]. Petition.—Order by Local Government Board.—After notice, the local authority must present a petition for an order sanctioning the scheme to the Local Government Board, who may mate such order after a local inquiry [s. 85] has been held [s. 39 (3)]. Any order sanction- ing a scheme shall require the insertion in the scheme of such provisions (if any) for the accommodation of persons of the working class as may seem to the Board necessary [s. 40]. If the local authority can obtain by agreement the whole area comprised in the scheme, such order shall take effect without confirmation. If, how- ever, they do not so agree, a notice must be published in the London Gazette, and served upon the owners of every part of the area [s. 39 (4)]. Provisional Order and Confirming Act.—Within 2 months, any owner may petition the Local Government Board against such order, which shall in that case be provisional, unless confirmed by Act of Parliament [s. 39 (5)] ; but if the petition is not presented, or if