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New London County Council By-Law with respect
to Deposition of Plans.
The following is an outcome of the case of Kershaw v.
Brooks, in which the Divisional Court held that the obligation
of giving notices and depositing plans under the London County
Council By-laws relating to drainage was not binding upon
builders. In view of the unexpected difficulty thus encountered
representations were made to the London County Council, with
the result that new By-laws were made by the London County
Council in July last, and same have since been approved by
the Local Government Board.
The new By-laws are :—
1. Notwithstanding anything contained in the By-laws
made by the London County Council in pursuance of
the provisions of Section 202 of the Metropolis Management
Act, 1855, and the Metropolis Management
Acts Amendment (By-laws) Act, 1899, in the case of
any work done to or in any pipe, drain, or other means
of communicating with sewers and traps and apparatus
connected therewith, such plans, sections, and particulars
relating to such work as are required to be
deposited by the said By-laws shall be deposited by
the builder, and he shall be the person liable to the
penalties provided in the said By-laws for the failure
to deposit such plans, sections, and particulars.
Such builder shall in carrying out any such work as aforesaid,
observe all the requirements contained in the
By-laws made by the London County Council under
the provisions of Section 202 of the Metropolis Management
Act, 1855, and HE shall be liable to the
penalties provided for a breach of the said By-laws.
2. In these By-laws "builder" means the builder,
tractor, or person actually carrying out the work, but
does not include a workman in the employ of such
builder, contractor, or person.