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sances Removal Act, power of entry was given, only
between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., but by this
clause, it is extended to any hour during which the
business is carried on. It has not been necessary to
make any inspection at present, except in one instance,
after G p.m., but cases may arise, in which this clause
may be very useful.
The 34th section enables the Board to require the
payment of the costs and expenses of removing nuisances
from the owner, or from any person who then
or at any time thereafter occupies such premises. The
claim has usually been made on the owner rather than
on the occupier, as the latter can only be called on to
pay the amount of rent due, whereas the owner can be
compelled to pay in the manner ordered by the Magistrates.
It is true that notice can be served on the
occupier not to pay any rent to his landlord without
first deducting the claim of the Nuisance authority, but
as the goods of the owner can be distrained upon, and
in the event of the goods being insufficient, the owner
sent to the House of Correction, no difficulty should
arise in obtaining payment from the owner, provided
that the proper legal steps have been taken before doing
the work.
The 35th section, under which the regulations for
lodging houses have been framed, is one of the most
important in the Sanitary Act, but so far as I have
seen, requires much care in carrying it out. Before
the passing of the Act, there was not any difficulty in