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Section 22.—This section amends subsections 2 and 3 of Section
4 of the Requisitioned Houses and Housing (Amendment) Act,
1955, and applies the new rent limit to houses which have been
released from requisition on the owner's undertaking to accept the
occupant as a statutory tenant. Notices of increase of rent up to
this new limit must be served on the local authority as well as on
the tenant, and the local authority must be a party to any agreement
affecting the rent. (Local Authorities are empowered under Section
4 (4) of the Act of 1955 to pay part of the rent in respect of
these houses).
No investigations were made in connection with notices of
increase served in respect of derequisitioned properties.
Noise Abatement Act, 1960.—Local authorities have been
empowered to deal with noise or vibration as a statutory nuisance
under this Act from 27th November, 1960.
Borough Council byelaws concerning pleasure parties and
street noises are already in existence and these are unaffected by
the new legislation.
Recently, under Section 146 of the London Government Act,
1939, the Council made a byelaw prohibiting the operation of any
wireless loudspeaker, gramophone, amplifier or similar instrument
to the annoyance of the public. Similarly, a further byelaw was
made banning shouting or the use of a bell, gong or other noisy
instrument for the purpose of hawking, selling, distributing or
advertising any article so as to cause annoyance to the inhabitants
of the neighbourhood.
Previously, power to deal summarily with a noise nuisance
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, was given to Councils
of the Metropolitan Boroughs by Section 66 of the L.C.C.