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the 13th day of February, 1884; and confirmed according to Law by
the Local Government Board on the -day of-, 1884.
INTERPRETATION OF TERMS.
In these Regulations the following words and expressions shall have the
meanings hereinafter respectively assigned to them, unless the context
otherwise requires : that is to say,
"Registered House."—A house, and all the premises appurtenant to such
house, registered under section 35 of The Sanitary Act, 1866.
"Owner."- Any person receiving the rent of a registered house from the
keeper or any lodger on his own account, or as trustee or agent for
any other person, or as receiver or sequestrator appointed by the High
Court of Justice, or under any order of the Court, or who would
receive the same if the property were let to a tenant or tenants.
"Keeper."—The registered occupier of a registered house, or the person
liable to pay the rent of the owner; or the rent receiver or his appointed
agent, when the whole house is let in tenements.
“Lodger."—A person to whom any room or rooms in a registered house
may have been let as a lodging or for his use or occupation.
"Vestry."—The Vestry of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington,
being the "Nuisance Authority " under The Sanitary Act, 1866.
"Inspector."—Any person specially appointed by the Vestry.
"Office." (of the Vestry, of the Medical Officer of Health, and of the
Inspector).—The Town Hall, Kensington High Street, W., where all
notices required to be given to the Vestry, or to the Medical Officer, or
to the Inspector by the owner or keeper of, or any lodger in, a registered
house, must be addressed.
REGISTRATION.
1. A house or part of a house let in lodgings or occupied by members of
more than one family may be registered by the order of the Vestry
at its discretion, and any house so registered—hereinafter referred to
as a "registered house" — shall continue to be registered until otherwise
ordered by the Vestry notwithstanding any change in the ownership
or tenancy thereof, if the house continue to be let in lodgings.
Notice of such registration shall be given to the owner of the registered
house, together with a copy of these regulations. Notice
shall also be given to the keeper, together with two copies of these
regulations, one of which copies shall by him be affixed, and kept
affixed, to some conspicuous part of the house where it may be seen
by every lodger. One month after such notice of registration these
regulations shall come into force.