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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1959.
CONTROL OF MOVABLE DWELLINGS.
Section 22 of this Act requires a licence to be obtained from the
I borough council for the occupation of a caravan or other movable
HOUSE PURCHASE AND HOUSING ACT, 1959
I This Act came into operation on 15th June, 1959, and empowers
local authorities to advance to prospective purchasers the full value
of a dwelling house.
A new type of improvement grant, known as a "standard grant", was
introduced, which must be paid by a local authority on application
towards the cost of providing certain standard amenities, namely, a
fixed bath or shower, wash-hand basin, hot water supply, water closet
and satisfactory facilities for storing food, in a house not already
so provided. The amenities must be for the sole use of the occupants
of the dwelling, the applicant must have a freehold or leasehold
interest of at least 15 years, and the local authority must be satisfied
that the house will be fit for human habitation for at least that
period. The amount of the grant will be half the actual cost of the
work up to a maximum grant of £155, reduced by certain amounts for
each amenity with which the dwelling is already provided.
LANDLORD AND TENANT (FURNITURE AND FITTINGS) ACT, 1959
This Act makes it an offence to offer, in conjunction with the
granting, renewal, continuance or assignment of a tenancy to which the
Rent Acts apply, furniture, fittings or other articles at a price which
the vendor knows or ought to know is unreasonably high. A local
authority with reasonable grounds for suspecting that this offence
has been committed may, - after giving not less than 24 hours' notice
to the person entitled to possession or his agent that facilities for
inspecting the furniture and fittings will be required, - authorise
entry on the premises for that purpose. The Chief Public Health
Inspector and other Public Health Inspectors were authorised to enter
premises for the purpose of inspecting furniture and fittings in
pursuance of section 1 (2) of this Act.
IMPORTATION OF RAGS
The Metropolitan Boroughs' Standing Joint Committee have made
representations to the Ministry of Health that increased powers should
be taken under the Anthrax Prevention Act, 1919, for the sterilisation
of imported rags.