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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT. 1955. SECTION 27
This most useful Section provides that
"(l) Where a sanitary authority are satisfied that -
(a) any house in their district is in such a state (in
this section referred to as a 'defective state') as
to be a nuisance or injurious or dangerous to health;
and
(b) having regard to all the circumstances unreasonable
delay in remedying the defective state would be
occasioned by following in relation to such house
(in this section referred to as 'the premises') the
procedure prescribed in the Fifth Schedule to the
Act of 1936,
the authority may (instead of serving a nuisance notice under
the said Fifth Schedule) serve, upon the person upon whom it
would otherwise have been appropriate under the said schedule
to serve such a nuisance notice, a notice to the effect that
the authority intend to remedy the defective state of the
premises themselves and specifying the defects which they
intend to remedy".
This procedure was used on two occasions, tenders
being obtained from local builders and the lowest tender being
accepted in each case.
HOUSING ACT. 1949
SECTION 4. LOANS GRANTED. SECTION 20. IMPROVEMENT GRANTS
Work in connection with the above continues to be
of quite a substantial character, as is illustrated in the
following diagram and table.
Before advancing money under Section 4 the Council
is required to be satisfied that houses to be acquired are, or
will be made, "in all respects fit for human habitation".
Very comprehensive surveys are undertaken by your
Public Health Inspectors, in conjunction with the Council's
Valuers.
Schedules of works to render the premises fit are
served on the applicant and the estimated cost of the repairs