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(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were
rendered fit after service of formal notices:
(a) By owners 7
(b) By Local Authority in default of
owners 3
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which notices were served requiring defects
to be remedied 15
(2) Number rendered fit:
(a) By owners 10
(b) By Local Authority in default of
owners -
C. Proceedings under Sections 11 and 13 of the
Housing Act, 1936, and Section 17 of the Housing
Act, 1957:
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of
which Demolition Orders were made -
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in
pursuance of Demolition Orders -
Housing Act, 1957
This Act, which came into operation on 1st September, 1957,
consolidates the previous housing enactments with the exception of
certain provisions relating to financial matters. A definition of the
standard of fitness of dwelling-houses is now laid down and is more
rigid than in previous acts, as no regard can now be taken to the
extent to which, by reason of disrepair or sanitary defects, the house
falls short of the provisions of any bye-laws or any enactment in any
local Act, in operation in the district, dealing with the construction
and drainage of new buildings, the laying out and construction of
new streets or of the general standard of housing accommodation for
working classes in the district.
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