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Certificates of Disrepair
There is a marked reduction in the number of applications for
certificates of disrepair.
Property owners and others will, however, be aware of the
Government's intention to introduce legislation into Parliament
dealing with rents,
A rent bill was, in fact, introduced in the House of Commons
in the latter part of the year.
The provisions of this Bill are well known and have already
led to much controversy.
It will be sufficient for me to comment on one aspect only
that part dealing with certificates of disrepair. The present
method is reasonably straight forward. but whatever the merits of
the proposed new system it is certainly much more involved and
likely to lead to much criticism in its operation.
The following statement shows the number of cases dealt with
during the year and the number remaining in force at the 31st
December 1956,
Certificates outstanding at 1st January 1956 121
Applications received during 1956 48 169
Applications withdrawn by applicants 2
Certificates refused by Council 0
Certificates revoked on completion of repairs 51 53
Certificates in force at 31st December, 1956 116
Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, 1951
At 31st December, 1956 one establishment was licensed for the
manufacture of rag flock and twenty-three premises were registered
for the use of filling materials.
Pet Animals Act 1951
At 31st December, 1956 fourteen premises were licensed as pet
shops in accordance with the Pet Animals Act, 1951,
Rodent Control
Rodent control methods in use in the Borough continue to be