Housing of The Working Classes Act, 1890

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FOURTH SCHEDULE[¹] .

FORMS.

Sect. 32.

Form A.

Form of Notice requiring Premises to be made fit for Habitation.

To [person causing the premises to be unfit for habitation, or owner or occupier of the premises, as the case may be].

Take notice that under the provisions of the Public Health Act, 1875, and the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, the [describe the local authority], being satisfied that the following premises, that is to say [describe premises or place where the nuisance exists], are in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation, do hereby require you within

from the service of this notice to make the said premises fit for human habitation.

If you make default in complying with the requisitions of this notice, proceedings will be taken before a court of summary jurisdiction for prohibiting the use of the premises for human habitation.

Dated thisday of18.Signature of officer of local authority}

Form B.

Form of Summons for Closing Order.

To the owner or occupier of [describe premises,] situate at [insert such a description as may be sufficient to identify the premises].

County of [or borough of

, or district of

, or as the case may be] to wit.}

You are required to appear before [describe the court of summary jurisdiction] at the petty sessions [or court] holden at

on the

day of

next, at the hour of

in the

noon, to answer the complaint this day made to me by

that the premises above-mentioned are used as a dwelling-house and are in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation.

Given under my hand and seal this

day of

18.

Form C.

Form of Closing Order.

To the owner [or occupier] of [describe the premises] situated [give such description as may be sufficient to identify the premises].

County of [or borough, &c. of or district of

or as the case may be].{Whereas on the

day of

complaint was made before

Esquire, one of Her Majesty’s justices of the peace acting in and for the county [or other jnrisdiction] stated in the margin, [or as the case may be,] by

that certain premises situated at

in the district under the Public Health Act, 1875, of [describe the local authority], were in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation:

And whereas

the owner [or occupier] within the meaning of the said Public Health Act, 1875, hath this day appeared before us [(or me) describing the court], to answer the matter of the said complaint [or in case the party charged do not appear, say,] and whereas it hath been this day proved to our (or my) satisfaction that a true copy of a summons requiring the owner [or occupier] of the said premises [or the said A.B.] to appear this day before us [or me]

hath been duly served according to the said Act and the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890:

Now on proof here had before us [or me] that the said premises are in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation, we [or I], in pursuance of the said Acts, do prohibit the using of the premises for the purpose of human habitation until in our [or my] judgment they are rendered fit for that purpose.

Given under the hands and seals of us [or the hand and seal of me, describing the court].

This      day of      18 J.S. (L.S.)

J.P. (L.S.)

[¹ By 3 Edw. 7. c. 39, s. 8 (2) and Local Government Board Order of Jan. 7, 1905, Stat. Rules and Orders, 1905, p. 143, new forms were as regards E. substituted for those in this Sched. As regards I., these forms may be altered into conformity with those under the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851, and need not be under seal; see 59 &60 Vict. c. 11, s. 2.]