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54 Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
SECTION 39.
BYE-LAWS, made by the Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
in the Administrative County of London.
Interpretation of Terms.
1. Throughout these bye-laws the expression "The Sanitary Authority" means
the Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr. Southwark, in the County of
London.
With respect to the keeping of waterclosets supplied with sufficient water for their
effective action.
2. The occupier of any premises in or for which any watercloset is for the time
being provided, shall cause such watercloset to be at all times properly supplied with
a sufficient quantity of water for securing its effective action.
Where, however, any watercloset is provided for the use of persons occupying two
or more separately occupied premises, and there is a person having the care and control
of such watercloset, the foregoing requirement shall apply to such person.
The person in occupation of or having the charge, management, or control of the
premises, 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.