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habitation, and gives authority to the landlord or local authorities
at all reasonable times to enter such premises after giving 24 hours
notice for the purpose of viewing its condition. If the above
undertaking is not complied with the local authority may by a
written notice require the landlord within a reasonable time, not
less than 21 days, to execute such works as may be specified and
to make the house fit for human habitation.
The landlord may within 21 days of receipt of such notice by
a written notice to the local authority declare his intention of
closing the house for human habitation, and thereupon a closing
order shall be deemed to have become operative. If the notice
given by the local authority is not complied with and the landlord
has not given any notice of intention to close the house, the local
authority may enter at the expiration of the time given in their
notice to the landlord, and do the work required and recover the
expenses from the landlord as a civil debt in the manner provided
by the Summary Jurisdiction Acts.
The landlord is given a right of appeal to the Local Government
Board against any notice to do works or against any demand
for recovery of expenses, within 21 days after the notice is
received or the demand for the recovery of expenses is made.
In this section landlord is defined as "any person who lets to
a tenant for habitation the house under any contract referred to in
this section," and included his successors in title; and the
expression "house" includes part of a house. Sections 40 and 50
of the principal Act as amended by Section 13 of the Housing of
the Working Classes Act, 1903, (relating to service of notices and
description of owner in proceedings) shall apply to this section,
with the substitution where required, of the landlord for the
owner of a dwelling house.
Sec. 16. Extends the power of making by-laws with respect
to houses let in lodgings to the making of by-laws with respect to