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SECTION 15 (Appeals). There were no appeals against notices served or orders
made.
Additional powers for dealing with individual unfit houses are provided
by the following sections of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions)
Act, which became operative on the 14th August, 1953.
Section 10 (Closing orders in respect of certain buildings). This section
empowers a local authority, in cases where they consider the demolition of an
unfit house would be inexpedient having regard to the effect of the demolition
on an adjoining house or building, to make a closing order in lieu of a demolition
order. Where a closing order has been made under this section, the
authority may at any time, without giving further notice to persons having an
interest in the house concerned, revoke the closing order and make a demolition
order. The following provisions of the Housing Act, 1936, apply to an order
made under this section:-
(a) so much of subsection (1) of section twelve as directs that the
approval of the local authority shall not be unreasonably withheld
and provides for the determination of a closing order;
(b) section fourteen (which imposes a penalty for using premises in contravention
of a closing order);
(c) section fifteen (which relates to appeals to the county court against
notices, demands and orders);
(d) section eighteen (which enables local authorities to pay allowances
to persons displaced from premises to which closing orders apply);
(e) section nineteen (which contains provisions for the protection of
owners of houses); and
(f) section one hundred and fifty-six (which provides for the recovery
of possession of premises subject to closing orders).
Closing orders were made in respect of
134, Morning Lane
134, Southgate Road.
Section 11 (Provisions relating to certain outstanding demolition orders).
Where a demolition order had been made before the commencement of the Act and
it appears to the local authority by whom the order was made that compliance
therewith is inexpedient, this section enables that authority to revoke the
demolition order and substitute therefor a closing order.
Part III (Slum clearance)
The first post-war five-year programme for slum clearance in Hackney,
which covered the years 1951/55, as finally agreed between the London County
Council and the Borough Council, provided for the clearance of 39 houses by
the Borough Council and of 57 houses by the County Council.

The position at the end of the year in regard to the Borough Council's
programme was that in addition to the 16 houses in respect of which orders had
been made, there were two areas containing seven houses to be represented for
clearance and a further 16 houses to be selected. As far as the County