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Housing Act, 1969—Part III
Qualification Certificates—The following table shows the
number of Qualification Certificates issued by the Council during
the year under review. Similar information is provided quarterly to
the Department of the Environment.
Improvement cases
No. of applications for Qualification Certificates under
Section 44(2) under consideration at the end of December,
1970 8
No. of certificates of Provisional Approval issued 50
No. of Qualification Certificates issued under Section 46(3) 8
Standard amenities already provided
No. of applications for Qualification Certificates under
Section 44(1) under consideration at end of period 355
No. of Qualification Certificates issued under Section 45(2)
in respect of —
(i) Dwellings with rateable value of £90 or more in
in Greater London or of £60 or more elswhere 74
(ii) Dwellings with rateable value of £60 to less than
£90 in Greater London or of £40 to less than £60
elsewhere 87
(iii) Dwellings with rateable value of less than £60
in Greater London or less than £40 elsewhere 5
Exemption for low-income tenants from Section 54
No. of Certificates issued under Section 55 None
Housing Act, 1961
Houses in Multiple Occupation—In connection with these types
of properties, the general powers given to the Council under the
previous legislation, viz. :—
Natural Lighting
Ventilation
Water Supply
Drainage and Sanitary Conveniences
Facilities for storage, preparation and cooking of food and
for the disposal of waste water
Prevention of overcrowding of sleeping rooms
were retained under Sections 36 and 90 of the 1957 Act. However,
powers enabling the Council to enforce standards under Section 36
proved to be inadequate and were repealed by Part II of the
Housing Act, 1961. Regulations were made subsequently by the
Minister under Section 13 of the new Act providing a management