Handbook of town planning as applicable to Scotland

Front matter

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•Jtary

CORNELL

Part I. Housing of the Working Classes

Facilities for Acquisition of Lamds and other Purposes of the Housing Acts.

Section.

1. Part III. of the principal Act to take effect without adoption.

2. Provisions as to acquisition of land under Part III. of the

principal Act.

3. Loans by Public Works Loan Commissioners to local authorities.

4. Loans by Public Works Loan Commissioners to public utility

societies.

5. Payment of purchase or compensation money (which would

otherwise be paid into court) on direction of Local Government Board.

6. Provision of public streets in connection with exercise of powers

under Part III. of the principal Act.

7. Expenditure of money for housing purposes in ease of settled

land.

8. Donations for housing purposes.

9. Provisions with respect to money applicable under trusts for

housing purposes.

Powers of enforcing Execution of Housing Acts.

10. Power of Local Government Board on complaint to enforce exercise of powers.

Section.

IL Power of Local Government Board to order schemes, &c. to be

carried out within a limited time.

12. Powers of county council to act in default of rural district

council under Part III. of the principal Act.

13. Power of county council to exercise powers of rural district

council under Part III. of the principal Act.

Contracts by Landlord.

14. Extension of section 75 of the principal Act.

15. Condition as to keeping houses let to persons of the working

classes in repair.

16. Extension of power of making byelaws with respect to lodging-

houses for the working classes.

Amendment of Procedure for Closing Orders and Demolition Orders.

17. Duty of local authority as to closing of dwelling-house unfit for

human habitation.

18. Order for demolition.

19. Power to redeem annuities charged by charging order under

section 36 of the principal Act.

20. Provision as to priority of charges under section 37 of the

principal Act.

21. Restriction on power of court of summary jurisdiction to extend

time.

Amendments with respect to Improvement and Reconstruction Schemes.

22. Amendment of section 4 of the principal Act as to oiHcial

representation.

23. Amendment of the principal Act as to contents of schemes.

24. Amendment of 3 Edw. 7, c. 39, s. 5.

25. Modification of schemes.

26. Inquiries by Local Government Board inspectors as to unhealthy

areas.

27. Amendments as to the vesting of water pipes, &e.

28. Amendment of section 38 of the principal Act as to distribution

of compensation money and as to betterment charges.

29. Explanation of sections 21 (2) and 41 (3) of the principal Act.

Amendments with respect to Financial Matters.

30. Amendment as to application of money borrowed for the purpose

of the Dwelling-house Improvement Fund.

Section.

31. Expenses of rural district council under Part III. of the principal

Act.

32. Application of proceeds of land sold under Part III. of the

principal Act.

33. Mode in which eontrihutions by London borough councils to

the county council or vice versa may be made.

34. Exemption from section 133 of 8 & 9 Vict. c. 18.

35. Exemption of lodging-houses for the working classes from

Inhabited House Duty.

General Amendments.

36. Power of entry.

37. Power of Local Government Board to obtain a report on any

crowded area.

38. Joint action by local authorities.

39. Appeals to Local Government Board.

40. Sale and disposal of dwellings.

41. Power to prescribe forms and to dispense with advertisements

and notices.

42. Provision as to publication in " London Gazette."

43. Prohibition of baek-to-back houses.

44. Power to Local Government Board to revoke unreasonable

byelaws.

45. Saving of sites of ancient monuments, &c.

46. Minor amendments of Housing Acts.

Definitions.

47. Provisions of this Part to be deemed to be part of the appro-

priate Part of the principal Act.

48. Amendment of definitions in Part I. of the principal Act.

49. Amendment of definitions for purpose of Part II. of the

principal Act.

50. Definition of cottage.

51. Definition of Housing Acts.

Application of Part I. to Scotland.

52. Extension of 63 & 64 Vict. c. 59 and 3 Edw. 7, c. 39 to Scotland.

53. Application of Housing Acts to Scotland.

Part II. Town Planning

Section.

54. Preparation and approval of town planning scheme.

55. Contents of town planning schemes.

56. Procedure regulations of the Local Government Board.

57. Power to enforce scheme.

58. Compensation in respect of property injuriously affected by

scheme, &c.

59. Exclusion or limitation of compensation in certain cases.

60. Acquisition by local authorities of land comprised in a scheme.

61. Powers of Local Government Board in case of default of local

authority to make' or execute town planning scheme.

62. Determination of matters by Local Government Board.

63. Inquiries by Local Government Board.

64. Laying general provisions before Parliament.

65. Definition of local authority, and expenses.

66. Application to London.

67. Application of Part II. to Scotland.

Part III

County Medical Officers, County Public Health and Housing Committee, &c. •

68. Appointment, duties and tenure of office of county medical

officers.

69. Duty of clerk and medical officer of health of district council

to furnish information to medical officer of health of county council.

70. Extent of Part III.

71. Public health and housing committee of county councils.

72. Formation and extension of building societies.

Part IV. Supplemental

73. Provisions as to commons and open spaces.

74. Provisions as to land in neighbourhood of royal palaces or parks.

75. Eepeal.

76. Short title and extent, Schedules.

GHAPTEE XLIV.

An Act to amend the Laio relating to the Housing of the Wm'king Classes, to provide for the making of Town Planning schemes, and to make further provision with respect to the appointment and duties of County Medical Officers of Health, and to provide for the establishment of Public Health and Housing Committees of County Councils. [^rd December 1909.]

Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : —