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6. Footways and - A hard footway to be provided from each caravan to the
hard standing water point, to the sanitary block and to the site
entrance. A hard standing also to be provided for each
refuse bin and wherever practicable a hard standing also
to be provided for the caravan itself.
7. Generally - Assuming the density figures relate to caravans and not to
persons per acre, it may be difficult to secure compliance
when existing sites are being dealt with. It is suggested
that a clause be added to the effect that some relaxation
of the standards may be necessary in such cases.
Attention is drawn to the definition of moveable dwellings in the Act of
1959, which includes a structure capable of being moved from place to place
and also a vehicle or other conveyance (whether on wheels or not).
There were no moveable dwellings in the Borough during the year under
review.
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."
After consultations between the London County Council and representatives
of the Metropolitan Boroughs' Standing Joint Committee it was agreed that the
following standard should be applied generally, with appropriate relaxation, to
restaurants and cafes which have refreshment house licences:-