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THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE WHITECHAPEL
DISTRICT.
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
BYE-LAWS
Made by the Board of Works for the Whitechapel District, being
the Sanitary Authority for the said District, with respect to
the Keeping of Waterclosets supplied with sufficient Water
for their effective Action.
Interpretation of Terms.
1. Throughout these bye-laws the expression "the Sanitary
Authority" means the Board of Works for the Whitechapel
District.
With respect to the keeping of Waterelosets 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 requirements shall apply to such person.
The person in the 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.