Manual on unfit houses and unhealthy areas / Ministry of Health.

Date:
1919
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Credit: Manual on unfit houses and unhealthy areas / Ministry of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Part ITI. Schemes. Duty of the Local Authority to make Part II. Schemes. 8. It is the duty of the Local Authority to make a Part II. scheme in either of the two following sets of circumstances :— (a) Where an Order for the demolition of a building has been made under Part II. of the Act of 1890, and it appears to the Authority that it would be beneficial to the health of the inhabitants of the neighbouring houses if the land were :— (1) dedicated as a highway or open space; or (2) appropriated, sold or let for the erection of dwellings for the working classes ; or (3) exchanged with other neighbouring land which is more suitable for the erection of such dwellings ; or (6) Where it appears to the Local Authority that the closeness, narrowness, and bad arrangement or bad condition of any buildings, or the want of light, air, ventilation, or proper conveniences, or any other sanitary defect in any buildings is dangerous or prejudicial to the health of the inhabitants of the said buildings, or of the neighbouring buildings, and that the demolition or the reconstruction and re-arrangement of the said buildings, or of some of them is necessary to remedy the evils, and that the area comprising those buildings and the yards, out-houses, and appurtenances thereof, and the site thereof, is too small to be dealt with as an unhealthy area under Part I. of the Act. (sec. 39(1) /90.) Size of Part I. and Part II. Schemes. 9. There is no provision in the Acts prescribing the minimum size of an area for a Part I. Scheme or the maximum size of an area for a Part II. scheme. In London, as mentioned above, any unhealthy area comprising not more than 10 houses is to be dealt with under Part II. (sec. 72/90). Part II. schemes may, how- ever, be made for considerably larger areas. Contents of Part II. Schemes. 10. Provision may be made in a Part II. scheme for any matters for which pro- vision may be made in a Part I. Scheme (secs. 7 /03 and 23 (2) /09; see page 42). Part [. and Part II. Schemes. Re-housing. 11. Both Part I. and Part II. schemes may provide for the erection, either within the area of the scheme or elsewhere, of dwellings for persons of the working classes who are displaced. The Minister of Health in confirming or sanctioning a scheme may require provision of this kind to be made. (secs. 11(2) /90, 40 /90 and 46 /09.) In these respects the position in London is now the same as elsewhere (sec. 33 /19). Duty of Local Authority to execute Improvement Schemes. 12. When an improvement scheme under Part I. or Part II. has been confirmed or sanctioned, it is the duty of the Local Authority to proceed to execute it as soon as practicable. It is not obligatory upon them to purchase any leasehold interest which can be allowed to expire without unduly delaying the execution of the scheme. It is also open to them, instead of acquiring all the lands in the scheme, to contract with any person having sufficient interest in any land to carry out the scheme so far as it relates to such land. | (secs, 12/90, 39(8) /90 and 39/19.)