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Dustbins.
It was necessary to report 19 cases of insufficient or unsuitable
dustbin accommodation in properties in the Borough.
The Council has to determine whether the Statutory Notice calling
for proper provision shall be served upon the owner or occupier of the
property.
In order to assist in a fair determination, information is obtained
regarding the rental of the property, the age and treatment of the
offending bin, and any relevant comments which, on invitation, the
owner and tenant submit. The Public Health Committee decided, in
seven cases, that the owner should be held responsible, and in the
remaining 12 cases, the Notices were served, at the Committee's direction,
upon the occupiers.
New legislation provided by the Local Government (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act, 1953, helped in small measure to clarify the legal
position affecting dustbin provision.
A local authority has still to decide, on the facts of the case,
whether the Statutory Notice shall be served on the owner or occupier
of a property, but whereas previously the Court could invalidate a
decision of a local authority, the Bench may now make such order as it
thinks fit with respect to compliance with the Notice either by the
Owner or the Occupier, and any person appealing against the Notice of
a local authority must serve a copy of his appeal on the other party
concerned.
Actually, during 1953, there were no appeals against the decisions
arrived at by this Council.
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