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Section 35.—Appeals against decision of authority may be made
to Quarter Sessions. Notice of appeal must be given within one
month after order has been served.
Section 36.—Charging order may be made on house in favour
of owner, at 6 per cent. per £100 expended, for term of 30 years.
Obstructive Buildings.
Section 38.—Powers to authority to purchase houses stopping
ventilation or prejudicially affecting others. Medical Officer to
inspect and report. Complaint also may be made by 4 or more
inhabitant householders. Representation and copies of report to be
served on owner, who may attend to state objections. Authority
may allow objection or direct pulling down. Appeal may be made.
If no appeal, or appeal fail, authority may purchase in like manner
as if authorised by Act of Parliament. Owner may after notice
claim site, and receive compensation for pulling down building.
Not competent for owner to require authority to take entire holding
where part only proposed to be taken, If increase in value of other
buildings, authority may make improvement rates on occupiers.
Authority may keep whole site as open space, sell portion, or throw
into highway.
Section 39.—Gives power to authority to prepare schemes for
improvement of areas too small to be dealt with by Council, to
which sanction of Local Government Board required, and if opposed,
sanction of Parliament.
Section 40.—Local Government Board shall insert scheme of
provisions (if any) for accommodation of working classes.
Section 41.— Provides for settlement of compensation by
arbitrator at fair market value, without any improper inflation, and
without allowance for compulsory purchase; and the only evidence
arbitrator may receive is therein set out. Payment of costs by
owner if the same, or a less sum awarded than has been offered by
authority.
Sections 42 and 43.—County Council may lend money to authority
for purposes of Act.