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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    authority. They may not, however, exercise these powers until at least one month's notice in writing has been given by the council to the local authority [s. 45 (2), (3), and (4)]. Further powers in relation hereto are conferred upon the London County Council [s. 46 (5)]. Supplemental.—There are supplemental provisions as to superior landlords not in receipt of rents and profits, and as to applications by any owner who thinks himself prejudiced by the default of any other owner under this part [s. 47]. There is also a clause saving the remedies of an owner for breach of covenant, &e. [s. 48]. A penalty of 201. may be imposed for pre- venting the execution of this part of the Act [ss. 51, 89]. Part III. Working Class Lodging Houses. Objects of Part III.—The object of this part, which consolidates with certain amendments the Labouring Classes Lodging Houses Acts, 1851 to 1885, commonly known as Shaftesbury's Acts, is the provision of suitable houses and cottages for the working classes [s. 53], whether by acquiring land [ss. 56,57, 60], and erecting new dwellings [s. 59], or by the purchase of existing lodging-houses [s. 58]. Application.—Adoption by Local Authority.—Any local authority under this Act [Sched. I.] may adopt this part [s. 54], provided that in the case of any rural sanitary district in England, such adoption shall only take place after the due publication of a certificate