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Only 5 applications were received during the year and as more landlords avail themselves
of the opportunity in the new Housing Act, 1969 to obtain fair rents, there will be less use of this
procedure. If after having obtained a fair rent for a previously controlled dwelling the house becomes
in disrepair, a tenant will be able to apply to the rent officer for rent adjustment.
Certificates of Disrepair—Rent Act, 1957
Part 1—Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
1. Number of applications for Certificates 5
2. Number of decisions not to issue certificates —
3. Number of decisions to issue Certificates:
(a) in respect of some but not all defects —
(b) in respect of all defects 5
4. Number of undertakings given by Landlords under paragraph 5
of the first schedule 1
5. Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority under proviso
to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule —
6. Number of Certificates issued 3
Part 2—Applications for Cancellation of Certificates
7. Applications by Landlords to Local Authority for cancellation
of certificates 1
8. Objections by tenants to cancellations —
9. Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenants
objections —
10. Certificates cancelled by Local Authority —
CONTROL OF CARAVAN SITES
Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act, 1960
The following table shows the number of licensed sites in the Borough.
During the year 7 new licenses were issued.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT
The law for the protection of the working environment is contained in the Offices, Shops
and Railway Premises Act, 1963, the Shops Acts, 1950-56, the Factories Act, 1961, the Agriculture
(Safety, Health & Welfare Provisions) Act, 1956, and the Young Persons (Employment)
Acts, 1938-64, and it is with the enforcement of these statutes that the public health inspector
is concerned when dealing with the working environment. Each of the statutes caters for a certain
type of employee, e.g. office workers (whether they work in separate office buildings or in offices
forming parts of other buildings, e.g. in Schools) and shop assistants including those in restaurants
and public houses.
The Act does not apply to premises where only self-employed persons work or where the
total time worked by an employee or employees does not total 21 hours in any week. Notwithstanding
that there are a large number of workers covered by legislation there are many whose
conditions have much to be desired. If unsatisfactory conditions are found to exist the only action
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