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Of the 66 prosecutions for contraventions of the terms of direction given under
Section 19 of the Housing Act, 1961, 63 were successful. Fines amounting to
£587. 7. Od. were imposed in these 63 cases, and a total of £169. 1. Od. costs awarded
to the Council. The fines ranged from £5 to £25, and the costs from £2. 2. 0. to
£5. 5. 0.
In two cases of failure to abate overcrowding following the service of notices
under Section 90 of the Housing Act, 1957, the magistrates imposed total fines
of £35. O.Od. with £4.4.0d. costs to the Council.
For failure to give information contrary to Section 170 of the Housing Act, 1957
in one case, and for giving false information in another case, there were fines of
£3. O.Od. and £10. O.Od. respectively with costs to the Council of £1.1.Od. and
£2. 2.0d.
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