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"occupier" in relation to any land means the person entitled to the
possession thereof and the expression "occupied" shall be construed
accordingly;
"use" in relation to a movable dwelling includes the act of permitting
another person to use such dwelling whether under a hiring agreement
or otherwise
SECTION 24 (Refuse storage accommodation) gives to metropolitan borough
councils a measure of control over the arrangements for the storage of
dustbins for house refuse in any building which is erected, re-built, converted
or adapted on or after the 1st April, 1960, or in respect of which there is
a change in the use or occupation of the same involving works of a structural
nature.
In this section-
"building" includes a part of a building;
"refuse storage accommodation" in relation to a building means reasonable
accommodation for the storage of dustbins containing or intended
to contain the house refuse arising from the use or occupation of the
building together with satisfactory means of access to a street.
The Council have decided that the enforcement of this section shall be a
function of the Works and Open Spaces Committee.
SECTION 25 (As to provision of sanitary conveniences at inns, refreshment
houses, etc,) gives power to a borough council to serve notices requiring
the owner or occupier of any inn, refreshment house, or place of public entertainment
within the borough, to provide and maintain in a suitable position
such number of sanitary conveniences for the use of persons frequenting the
premises as may be reasonable. The provisions of section 286 of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1936 apply in relation to any notices served under
this section.
The borough council is also given power to enter into an agreement with
the owner of any such premises to execute, at his expense, any works for
the provision of sanitary conveniences for the use of persons frequenting
those premises, and the provisions of section 8 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1951 which relate to the recovery of expenses shall
have effect in its application to such an agreement, with the modification
that in the case of an Order for the payment of expenses by instalments,
there shall be substituted for the words "30 years", the words "5 years". The
following premises are exempted from the application of this section-
(a) premises in respect of which there is in force a licence granted
under the Act of 1751 or the Cinematograph Acts, 1909 and
1952; or
(b) premises which it is for the time being lawful to keep or use
for the public performance of stage plays by virtue of letters
patent or a licence granted under the Act of 1843; or
(c) premises in respect of which there is in force a justices'
licence for the sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption on
the premises; or
(d) premises forming part of a railway station.
Refreshment houses are defined in Section 6 of the Refreshment Houses Act,
1860 which enacts that "all houses, rooms, shops or buildings kept open for
public refreshment resort and entertainment at any time between the hours of
ten of the clock at night and five of the clock of the following morning, not
being licensed for the sale of beer, cider, wine or spirits respectively,
shall be deemed refreshment houses within this Act; and the resident, owner,
tenant, or occupier thereof shall be required to take out a licence under
this Act to keep a refreshment house."