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to secure the safe and prompt removal of the said person in compliance
with the order, and shall in and about the removal adopt all such
precautions as, in accordance with any instructions which the tenant
and the lodger, respectively, may receive from the Medical Officer
of Health of the Council, are most suitable for the circumstances of
the case.
20.—Where a duty imposed upon or a prohibition applied to
the landlord or the tenant of a lodging-house is by any By-law
expressly imposed or applied subject to the provisions of these
By-laws, proceedings shall not be taken against the landlord or
tenant for an offence against the By-law unless and until the landlord
or tenant, after service upon him of a notice in writing by the
Council requiring him within such reasonable time as is specified in
the notice to comply with the By-law has failed to comply with the
By-law within the time so specified.
Penalties.
21.—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.
Repeal of By-laws.
22.—From and after the date of the confirmation of these
By-laws, the By-laws with respect to houses let in lodgings or
occupied by members of more than one family, which were made