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Clause 39 to 135 relate to the construction of buildings, special and temporary
buildings, the rights of building and adjoining owners, dangerous
and neglected structures, dangerous and noxious businesses, dwelling-houses
on low-lying land, sky signs, and the appointment and duties of Superintending
Architect and District Surveyors.
Clause 60 will meet a defect in the present law under which it was decided
that a shop front might be erected so as to project 10 inches beyond the
external wall of the building, even if the projection appropriated ground
which had been previously purchased by the local authority for widening
the thoroughfare. The clause as now drawn prohibits any such projection
other than the cornice on or over the public way.
Clause 129 continues the system of the payment of fees to the District
Surveyors, but the provisions of the Building Act enabling the Council to
determine to pay the District Surveyors a fixed salary and to require the
foes to be paid over to the Council are re-enacted.
This Board have expressed an opinion that the duties of the District
Surveyors should be transferred to the local authorities.
Clause 136 authorises the Council to make bye-laws. Amongst other
matters, bye-laws may be made regulating lamps, signs, or other structures
overhanging the public way. This will meet the representations which
have been made to the Council as to the defective condition of the law on
this subject.
Clause 139 provides that on the representation of the Secretary of State an
Order in Council may be made assigning exclusively to one magistrate the
execution of the duties to be performed by a Petty Sessional Court under
the Act, with or without the execution of any duties to be performed by a
Justice under the Metropolis Management Acts or any Act amending the
same or empowering the Council to make any new street or execute any
work, or of any other duties.
ClauEes 140 to 149 relate to legal proceedings.
Clauses 150 to 161 relate to the Tribunal of Appeal, which is in future to
be constituted as follows, viz:—one member to be appointed by a Secretary
of State ; one by the Council of the Royal Institute of British Architects ;
one by the Council of the Institution of Civil Engineers ; one by the Council
of the Institution of Surveyors; and one by the London County Council.
No member or officer of the Loudon County Council is to be a member of
the Tribunal. Members are to be appointed for a term of three years.
There is an appeal to this Tribunal in many matters dealt with by the Bill.
Clauses 165 to 168 deal with the appointment of officers to carry out the
Act, the payment of expenses, power to annex conditions to consent of
Council, anctpower of entry.
Clause 169 provides that when any building has been erected or work
done without due notice being given to the District Surveyor the time
during which he may take proceedings shall begin to run from the date of
discovery.
Clauses 170 to 173 relate to plans, mode of giving approval, saving clauso
for contracts, &c.
Clause 175 prohibits the future stacking of timber nearer to a street than