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Section 12 renders it impossible for landlords and tenants to agree to contract
themselves out of the provisions of the principal Act, which enacts a
condition is implied in letting a house or part of a house for habitation by the
working classes that such house is at the commencement of the holding fit
for human habitation.
Section 13 relates to the services of notices.
Sections 14, 15, and 16 specially apply to London, enabling agreements as
to contribution to schemes to be made between the London County Council
and the Metropolition Borough Councils, extending the loan period in the
Metropolitan Board of Works (Loans) Act, 1869, from sixty to eighty years,
and making the Secretary of State the Officer to administer the Schedule of
the Act in London instead of the Local Government Board until such powers
and duties are formally transferred.
§2-LOCAL ACTS.
London Connty Council (General Powers) Act, 1903,
(3 Edwd. 7, ch. clxxxvii.)
Horse Slaughter-houses, &c.
Clause 53.—1 "From and after the passing of this Act it shall not be
"lawful for any person to use any yard, building, or other premises
"within the County for receiving or keeping horses for slaughter or
"the carcases of dead horses unless he shall hold a license from the
"(County) Council to use such yard, building, or other premises for
"that purpose.
(2) " The (County) Council may grant such licences subject to such
"conditions as they may think fit, and every such licence shall be
"subject to the provisions relating to granting and otherwise for the
"time being in force with respect to licences for keeping or using
"premises within the County as a slaughter-house or knacker's yard.
"Provided that no licence under this Section shall extend to entitle
"the holder to carry on upon the premises in respect of which the
"same shall have been granted the business of a slaughterer of
"horses or knacker, but the provisions of this Section shall not bo
"construed or deemed to prejudice or affect the right of any person
"for the time being lawfully carrying on any of such last-mentioned
"businesses to use under a licence from the (County) Council and
"subject to the provisions of the 'Public Health (London) Act,
"1891,' premises in the County as a slaughter-house or knacker's
"yard.
(3) "Any person contravening the provisions of this Section or any of the
"conditions subject to which his licence shall have been granted,
"shall be liable on conviction to a penalty of not exceeding fifty
"pounds for every such offence, and to a further penalty of not
"exceeding fifty pounds for every day during which such offence
"shall continue after conviction thereof."