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The person in occupation of or having the charge, management,
or control of the premises, or if there is no such person,
then any person in occupation of, or having the charge, management
or control of any part of the premises, and in the case of
any premises the whole of which is let to lodgers, the person
receiving or entitled or claiming to be entitled to receive the
rent payable by the lodgers, either on his own account or as the
agent of another person, shall for the purposes of this bye-law
be deemed to be the occupier.
Penalties.
3. Every person who shall offend against the foregoing byeaw
shall be liable for every such offence to a penalty of five
pounds, and in the case of a continuing offence to a further
penalty of forty shillings for each day after written notice of the
offence from the Sanitary Authority.
Provided, nevertheless, that the justices or court before whom
any complaint may be made, or any proceedings may be taken
in respect of any such offence, may, if they think fit, adjudge the
payment as a penalty of any sum less than the full amount of
the penalty imposed by this bye-law.
Bye-Laws with respect to the Cleansing of Cisterns.
Interpretation of Terms.
1. Throughout these bye-laws the expression "Sanitary
Authority" means the Vestry of the Parish of St. James, Westminster,
in the County of London.
For Securing the Cleanliness and'Freedom from Pollution of
Tanks, Cisterns, and other Beceptacles used for Storing of
Water used or likely to be used by Man for Drinking or
Domestic Purposes, or for manufacturing Drink for the use
of Man.
2. The owner of any premises who shall provide thereon a
tank, cistern, or other receptacle to be used for storing of water
used or likely to be used by man for drinking or domestic
purposes, or for manufacting drink for the use of man, shall
cause the same to be so constructed and placed that it may
conveniently be cleansed.