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3. Action under Statutory Powers during the year.
A. Proceedings under Sections 9, 10 and 16 of the Housing Act,
1936:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring repairs 29
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices:
(a) By owners 25
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 1
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring defects to be remedied 411
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied
after service of formal notices:
(a) By owners 277
(b) By Local Authority in default of owners 5
C. Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of Housing Act, 1936:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which demolition
orders were made —
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of
demolition orders —
D Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936:
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were made —
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in
respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit —
E. Proceedings under Section 25 of the Housing Act, 1936:
Number of dwelling-houses demolished as a result of Clearance
Area procedure:
(a) Part III 89
(b) Part V 1
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954
This Act came into operation in 1954 and among the requirements
Local Authorities have to submit to the Minister of Housing and Local
Government is an estimate of the total number of houses unfit for human
habitation and suitable for demolition, together with their proposals for
dealing with the same.
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