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HOUSING (Cont.)
3• Action under Statutory Powers:-
A. Proceedings under sections 9,10 and
16 of the Housing Act, 1936
(i) Number of dwelling houses in respect
of which notices were served
requiring repairs 1
(ii) Number of dwelling houses which were
rendered fit after service of formal
notices
(a) by owners Nil
(b) by Local Authority in default
. of owner Nil
B. Proceedings under Public Health Acts:-
(i) Number of dwelling houses in respect
of which notices were served requiring
defects to be remedied 2
(ii) Number of dwelling houses in which
defects were remedied after service
of formal notices
(including some from previous year)
(a) by owners 5
(b) by Local Authority in default
of owners Nil
C. Proceedings under sections 11 and
13 of the Housing Act, 1936:-
(i) Number of dwelling houses in respect
of which Demolition Orders were made 1
(ii) Number of dwelling houses demolished
in pursuance of Demolition Orders 1
D. Proceedings under Section 12 of the
Housing Act,1936 :-
(i) Number of separate tenements or
underground rooms in respect of
which Closing Orders complied with by
vacation of premises. 1
(ii) Number of separate tenements or
underground rooms in respect of which
Closing Orders were determined, the
tenement or room having been rendered fit 1
Legal Pr.o.c.eedin&s : -
It was necessary in one case to apply to the Magistrates
to secure compliance with an abatement notice under Section 93,
Public Health Act, 1936, requiring repairs to a dwelling house.
The Magistrates made an Order requiring the owner to
abate the nuisance within twenty-one days, imposed a fine of
ten shillings and awarded the Town Council three guineas costs.
The owner eventually carried out the necessary repairs.
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