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or if there is no such person, then any person
in occupation of or having the charge, management,
or control of any part of the premises;
and in the case of any premises the whole of
which is let to lodgers, the person receiving
the rent payable by the lodgers, either on his
own account or as the agent of another person,
shall, for the purposes of this Bye-law, be
deemed to be the occupier.
Penalties.
3. Every person who shall offend against
the foregoing Bye-law, shall be liable for every
such offence to a penalty of five pounds, and
in the case of a continuing offence to a further
penalty of forty shillings for each day after
written notice of the offence from the Sanitary
Authority.
Provided, nevertheless, that the justices or
court before whom any complaint may be
made, or any proceedings may be taken in
respect of any such offence, may, if they think
fit, adjudge the payment as a penalty of any
sum less than the full amount of the penalty
imposed by this Bye-law.