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Every habitable room and every kitchen, scullery, bathroom, water closet, staircase, landing,
corridor and passage shall be provided with adequate means of artificial lighting which shall be
availableduring the hours of darkness and the means of operating such lighting shall be readily
available to all persons properly within the said habitable room, kitchen, scullery, bathroom,
water closet, staircase, landing, corridor and passage.
2. Ventilation
Every habitable room shall be provided with one or more windows which can be opened directly
into the external air to an extent equivalent in aggregate area to not less than one-twentieth of
the floor area of the room.
Every kitchen, scullery, bathroom, water closet, staircase, landing, corridor and passage shall
be provided as far as practicable with one or more windows which can be opened directly into the
external airsufficient toprovide reasonably adequate natural ventilation and where the provision
of such reasonable ventilation by means of a window or windows is not practicable there shall
be provided adequate permanent ventilation by other approved means.
3. Water supply
A sufficient supply of wholesome water for domestic purposes shall be provided on the storey
or one of the storeys in which the room or rooms in separate occupation of each family occupying
the house is situated.
4. Personal Washing Facilities
Inconnectionwitheachroomorrooms occupied as a separate dwelling there shall be provided
a hot and cold water supply at awash-hand basin or at a sink and also a fixed bath or shower in
a bathroom with hot and cold water supply. Where it is impracticable for the bathroom to be within
the room or rooms occupied as a separate dwelling it shall be in such a position with in the curtilage
of the building as to be readily accessible from such room or rooms. In such cases the provision
shall be in the ratio of one fixed bath or shower to ten persons irrespective of age.
5. Drainage and Sanitary Conveniences
The number of water closets to be provided in a house in multiple occupation shall be as
follows:-
(a) one water closet for every four habitable rooms.
(b) one water closet for every eight persons (irrespective of age.)
and the number of water closets provided shall be adequate to meet both the conditions of (a) and
(b), providing that not more than one water closet shall be required for any one family. The
water closets shall be readily accessible to the persons by whom they are intended for use and
adequate provision shall be deemed to have been provided only if at least one water closet is
situated not more than one floor distant from any room or rooms occupied as a separate dwelling.
6. Facilities for the storage, preparation and cooking of food, and for the disposal of waste water
Adequate facilities for the storage, preparation and cooking of food and for the disposal of
waste water shall be provided for any room or rooms occupied as a separate dwelling and such
facilities shall include a food store, utility services and a sink properly connected to the drainage
system and provided with a constant supply of wholesome water at the sink. Such facilities
shall not be installed on any common landing, passage or staircase. Where such facilities are
provided within a readily accessible communal kitchen there shall be a separate food store for
each family and sinks at the rate of not less than one sink for every eight persons.
7. Installations for space heating or for the use of space heating appliances
Within every room used or suitable for use for living and/or sleeping purposes there shall be
provided:
(a) adequate fixed space heating convection appliances properly connected to and served by
a suitable hot water or other heat transfer medium; or
(b) a proper hearth and chimney opening and flue suitable for the reception of a proper and
adequate space heating solid fuel, gas or liquid fuel appliance, and where the fuel to be
used is gas an adequate proper convenient gas supply; or
(c) adequate and properly positioned number of electric power points.
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