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Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
ACQUISITION OF LAND.
The lands, buildings, and premises constituting the said Improvement Area
or any of them may, for the purposes of this scheme, be taken Compulsorily.
APPROPRIATION OF LANDS.
Such lands, buildings, and premises, when acquired by the Council, may be
sold, let, or otherwise disposed of by the Council for commercial or other purposes,
but no part thereof shall be used for the re-housing of any of the persons of the
working classes displaced by the scheme, the position and configuration of the
area, and the character of the surrounding property, rendering it unsuitable for
that purpose, provided, nevertheless, that the Council shall upon other land to be
acquired by it within the said Parish of St George the Martyr, Southwark,
under the powers of Part III. of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890,
erect dwellings to accommodate not less than 500 persons of the working classes,
to the satisfaction of one of Her Majesty's Secretaries of State.
EXECUTION OF SCHEME.
The Council shall carry this scheme into execution in accordance with, and
subject to, the provisions of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, and
subject to such conditions and modifications as may be prescribed and made under
the authority of the said Act, the Provisional. Order authorising the execution of this
scheme, or if the necessity arises, the Act comfirming such Provisional Order.
SHORT TITLE.
This scheme may be cited for all purposes as "The London (Falcon Court,
Borough,) Improvement Scheme, 1895."
Dated this 5th day of November, 1895.
Sealed by Order,
(Signed) H. De la HOOKE,
Clerk of the Council.