View report page

59
owners incurring penalties and costs totalling £20 for failure to
furnish statement of occupants.
Provision of Amenities
Section 15 of the Housing Act 1961 enables a Local Authority to
serve a Notice on the person having control of the property specifying
works which are required to render that property reasonably suitable
for the number of individuals and households accommodated for the time
being on the premises, and is extended by Section 67 of the Housing Act
1964 to enable a Notice to be served for works to render a property
suitable for occupation by a number of individuals and households
smaller than the number accommodated for the time being on the premises.
Twenty-two Notices were served during the year.
HOUSING ACT 1964
Eight applications requesting the provision of amenities to the
full standard as defined in Section 43 of the Act were received during
the year and were being dealt with in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Section 19. Work in respect of one of these applications
was carried out by the owner without the service of a Notice.
HOUSING ACT 1969
353 applications for Improvement Grants and 170 applications for
Qualification Certificates entailed well over 2,700 inspections by
Public Health Inspectors during the year.
REGISTRATION OF HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION
Informatory and Regulatory Scheme 1971
On 9th December, 1970, the Council resolved to make a combined
Informatory and Regulatory Scheme for the registration of houses in
multiple occupation to cover the whole of the Borough, but excepting
properties owned or controlled by this Council and the Greater London
Council.
The authority for such a scheme was under Section 22 of the Housing
Act 1961, as amended by the Housing Acts 1964 and 1969, and the scheme
was based on the then Ministry of Housing and Local Government's model
scheme.
Public notices appeared in the local press on the 11th December,
1970 and the scheme was submitted to the Secretary of State for the
Environment for confirmation on 20th January, 1971, was confirmed on
the 25th January, 1971 and came into effect on 1st February, 1971.