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magistrate provided that such an appeal is made within fourteen
days from the date of such refusal, and not less than twenty-four
hours' notice of such appeal be sent to the Council.
(4) If a licence or renewal of a licence be refused upon the ground
that the premises are not suitable or suitably equipped for the
purposes of a common lodging-house, the magistrate shall have
power to appoint a person, being a properly qualified surveyor or
architect to examine and report to him upon the condition of such
premises and their suitability for the purposes of a common lodginghouse.
(5) The costs of any such appeal including the expenses of any
such examination and report as aforesaid shall be paid in such
manner and by such parties to the appeal as the said magistrate
may direct.
51.—From and after the expiration of the period of notice to be given by
the Council as aforesaid, no person, unless he shall have applied for and
obtained a licence under this part of this Act, shall keep a common
lodging-house in the County or receive lodgers therein.
52.—Any person who shall hereafter be desirous of becoming a licensed
lodging-house keeper in the County shall be at liberty to make application
to the Council in the same manner as if he had at the date of the passing
of this Act been a registered common lodging-house keeper, and the
provisions of this part of this Act shall apply accordingly.
53. — (1) From and after the passing of this Act, Section 9 of the Common
Lodging-Houses Act, 1851, shall cease to be operative or have the
effect in the County.
(2) The Council may make bye laws—
(a) For fixing, and from time to time varying the number of
lodgers who may be received into a common lodging-house
and for the separation of the sexes therein; and
(b) For promoting cleanliness and ventilation in such houses;
and
(c) For the giving of notices and the taking precautions in the
case of any infectious disease; and
(d) Generally for the well ordering of such houses.
(3) Any bye-laws made by the Council under the provisions of this
section shall be made subject and according to the provisions
referred to in section 114 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
54.—Notwithstanding anything in the Common Lodging-Houses Act, 1853,
contained to the contrary, notice shall be given to the Council of the death
of any registered lodging-house keeper in the County forthwith after the
same shall have occurred, and the right by section 3 of the last-mentioned
Act conferred upon the widow or any member of the family of a registered
lodging-house keeper, to keep such common lodging-house open, and of
receiving lodgers therein for four weeks after such death without registration
shall not be exercisable unless such notice shall have been duly
given.