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Works Loans Commissioners to local authorities and to public utility
societies; the payment of purchase or compensation money on
direction of Local Government Board; makes provision for making
public streets in connection with exercise of their powers in connection
with Part III. of the principal Act; provides for the expenditure
of money for housing purposes in case of settled land; enables
local authorities to accept donations of land or money on other
property for housing purposes; makes provision with respect to
money applicable under trusts for housing purposes.
Sec. 10. Provides that so far as concerns Metropolitan
Boroughs the Local Government Board has power where a local
authority has failed to exercise their powers under Part II. or III.
of the principal Act, where these powers ought to have been
exercised after complaint to them of at least four householders, to
cause a local enquiry to be held, and if necessary to make an order
on the local authority directing them within a specified period to
do certain things for the purpose of remedying their default.
Such an order may be enforced by mandamus.
Sec. 11. Provides where a local authority has failed to carry out
an improvement scheme under Part I. of the principal Act or failed
to give effect to an order as respects an obstructive building or to
a reconstruction scheme under Part II. of that Act, the Board may
make an order upon the local authority for such schemes to be
carried out within a limited time.
Sec. 14. Extends Section 75 of the principal Act, that is, that in
any contract made after December 3rd, 1909, for letting a house
for habitation where the rent does not exceed £40 per annum,
there shall be implied the condition that the house is at the
commencement of the holding in all respects reasonably fit for
habitation.
Sec. 15. Provides that such house shall during the holding be
kept by the landlord in all respects reasonably fit for human