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17. The keeper of a lodging-house in which furnished rooms are let
shall, subject to the provisions of these by-laws, cause the bedding, furniture
and other articles in such rooms to be at all times maintained in a clean and
wholesome condition, and free from insects.
18. Where, in pursuance of any statutory provision in that behalf, an
order of a justice has been obtained for the removal from a lodging-house to
3 hospital of a person who is suffering from any dangerous infectious disease
and is without proper lodging or accommodation, the keeper of the lodginghouse
and the lodger to whom any room whereof the aforesaid person may be
an occupant has been let, shall, on being informed of the order, forthwith
cake all such steps as are requisite on the part of the keeper, and lodger,
respectively, to secure the safe and prompt removal of the said person in
compliance with the order, and shall in and about such removal, adopt all
such precautions as in accordance with any instructions which the keeper and
lodger, respectively, may receive from the Medical Officer of Health of the
Council, are most suitable for the circumstances of the case.
19. No lodger in a lodging-house, and no landlord or keeper of a
lodging-house who occupies or resides in any part of the premises shall suffer
any person above the age of fourteen years to occupy as a sleeping apartment
any room let to such lodger or occupied by such landlord or keeper if the
room is occupied by more than one person above that age and of the opposite
sex.
20. Every person who shall offend against any of the foregoing by-laws
shall be liable for every such offence to a penalty of five pounds, and in the
case of a continuing offence to a further penalty of forty shillings for each
day after written notice of the offence from the Council.
Provided, nevertheless, that the justices or court before whom any complaint
may be made or any proceedings may be taken in respect of any such
offence may, if they think fit, adjudge the payment as a penalty of any sum
less than the full amount of the penalty imposed by this by-law.
21. Where a duty imposed upon or a prohibition applied to the keeper
or landlord of a lodging-house is by any by-law expressly imposed or applied
subject to the provisions of these by-laws, and the keeper or landlord, as the
case may be, does not reside in the lodging-house, proceedings shall not be
taken against the keeper or landlord for an offence against the by-law unless
and until the keeper or landlord, after service upon him of a notice in writing