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purpose? of this Part of the Bill, and contributions thereunder shall
be payable to the authority providing the accommodation, notwithstanding
that the operations in consequence of which persons
were displaced were initiated or carried out by the other of them.
Part IV.
Part IV (Clauses 28 to 32).— This part of the Bill deals with the provision of
houses in rural districts and the duties thereunder are confined to the County
Councils.
Part V.
Part V (Clauses 33 to 52).— This part of the Bill consists of general and miscellaneous
clauses.
Clause 33.— This clause sets out the means for obtaining possession of buildings
the subject of a Clearance or Demolition Order, and provides that where a
clearance or demolition order has become operative the local authority can obtain
possession of a building against the occupier thereof by proceedings in a court of
summary jurisdiction and recover the expenses of such proceeding from the owner
and that any person who occupies such building knowing such order has become
operative shall be liable to penalties.
Clause 34.— This clause gives power to the local authority to make allowances
to displaced persons for cost of removal, and also allowances to persons carrying
on a trade or business in a dwelling house, the subject of a clearance, demolition
or closing order towards the loss incurred by the disturbance of his trade or business
consequent upon his having to quit the house or building.
Clause 35.— This clause provides that for the purpose of enabling them to
serve any notice which they are by this Bill or the Housing Act, 1925, required to
serve, a local authority may require the occupier of any land or building and any
person who, directly or indirectly receives the rent, to state in writing the nature
of his own interests therein and the name and address of any other person known
to him as having the interest therein, whether as freeholder, mortgagee, lessee or
otherwise.
Clause 36.— This clause amends the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act,
1924, which requires a review and revision of the amount of contributions payable
in respect of the provision of houses at intervals of two years. No further review
shall be made until 1933 and after that at intervals of three years.
Clause 37.— This clause modifies section 3 of the Housing (Financial Provisions)
Act, 1924, with regard to the reduction of grant in the case of houses
which are sold.
Clause 38.— This clause relates to grants for houses made on the basis of
loss incurred under the 1919 Act and the 1923 Act, and proposes to give power to
the Minister to amend the existing Regulations.
Clause 39.— This clause provides that if a local authority satisfy the
Minister that, having regard to the demand for housing accommodation on the
part of aged persons, whether married or single, there is a need in their area for
houses of smaller dimensions than those specified in subsection (2) of section 1
of the Housing, etc., Act, 1923, as the minimum dimensions of a house in respect
of which a contribution may be made under that section, the Minister may for
the purposes of the said section reduce the minimum measurements therein
specified to such extent, and as respects such limited number of houses for that
area and subject to such conditions as he may determine.
Clause 40.— This clause provides that power shall be given to local authorities
to advance money in respect of repairs to houses.
Clause 41.— Under this clause the London County Council and any other
Council, being the local authority of an area adjacent to or in the vicinity of the
County of London, may enter into agreements for the provision by the London