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By-laws relating to Common Lodging-Houses.
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 effect in the
county.
(2) The Council may make by-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 of precautions in the case of
any infectious disease ; and
(d) Generally for the well ordering of such houses.
(3) Any by-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.
As to keeping Lodging-Houses open after Deaith of Registered Keeper.
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 lodginghouse
keeper to keep such common lodging-house open and of receiving lodgers
therein for four weeks after such death without registration shall not be
exerciseable unless such notice shall have been duly given.
Penalties or Fines to be paid to Council.
55.—Whenever, in consequence of proceedings taken by the Council against
any person in respect of any offence in connection with a common lodginghouse
in the county, a pecuniary penalty or tine is inflicted, the amount of
such penalty or fine shall, notwithstanding anything in the Metropolitan Police
Act, 1839, or in any other Act or Acts contained to the contrary, be payable
and paid to the Council.
Saving and application of Provisions of General Acts.
56.—Notwithstanding anything in this Act contained the provisions of the
Common Lodging-Houses Acts, 1851 and 1853, shall, except so far as the
same are varied by or inconsistent with the provisions of this part of this Act,
continue to be of full force and effect, and the provisions of the said Acts
with respect to a registered common lodging-house keeper shall, except so far
as the same are varied bv or inconsistent with the provision of this part of this
Act, apply to a licensed common lodging-house keeper.
Offences.
57. — Section 14 of the Common Lodging-Houses Act, 1851, and Section 11
of the Common Lodging-Houses Act, 1853, shall extend to offences against
any of the provisions of this part of this Act, or any by-laws made thereunder,
so as to render the offenders liable to penalties or imprisonment as in
the said sections respectively mentioned.
HOUSING ANI) TOWN PLANNING ACT, 1909.
35.—Exemption of Lodging-Houses for the Working Classes from Inhabited House
Duty. (1) 'lhe assessment to inhabited house duty of any house occupied