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(7) In the event of a refusal of a certificate by the
District Council, the occupier of the bakehouse may,
within twenty-one days from the refusal, by complaint,
apply to a court of summary jurisdiction, and if it appears
to the satisfaction of the court that the bakehouse is
suitable for use as regards construction, light, ventilation,
and in all other respects, the court shall thereupon grant
a certificate of suitability of the bakehouse, which shall
have effect as if granted by the District Council.
The next sub-section provides that the owner may be
called upon to bear part of the expenses of any structural
alterations which may be necessary to fulfil the requirements
of the Sanitary Authority :—
(8) When any place has been let as a bakehouse,
and the certificate required by this section cannot be
obtained unless structural alterations are made, and the
occupier alleges that the whole or part of the expenses of
the alterations ought to be borne by the owner, he may
by complaint, apply to a court of summary jurisdiction,
and that court may make such order concerning the
expenses or their apportionment as appears to the court
to be just and equitable, under the circumstances of the
case, regard being had to the terms of any contract
between the parties, or in the alternative the court may,
at the request of the occupier, determine the lease.
The effect of these provisions, briefly, is that after
January 1st, 1904, it will be illegal to use an underground
bakehouse without a certificate of suitability.
The sanitary regulation of underground bakehouses is
obviously a matter of great importance, for not only are
these bakehouses places where a considerable number of men
spend their working day, but in them is made a most
important article of human food. It is evident that the
Legislature in passing the Act of 1901 intended that the
Sanitary Authorities in granting certificates of suitability,