Housing (Amendment) Act, 1958
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Service of copy of demolition order in respect of insanitary houses and securing them against reoccupation. |
22.—(1) Section 23 of the Act of 1931 is hereby amended by— | |
(a) the insertion in subsection (3) after “shall serve” of “a copy of ” and | ||
(b) the insertion after subsection (3) of the following subsection: | ||
“(4) A demolition order made under the last preceding subsection may require that the house to which it applies shall, within a period to be specified in the order, be secured by the owner or owners against reoccupation.” | ||
(2) Section 26 of the Act of 1931 is hereby amended by the insertion after subsection (3) of the following subsection: | ||
“(4) When a demolition order under this Part of this Act which contains a requisition under subsection (4) of section 23 of this Act has become operative, the owner or owners of the house to which it applies shall within the time limited in that behalf by the order secure the house against reoccupation and, if the house is not secured against reoccupation within that time, the local authority shall enter and secure the house against reoccupation, and the provisions of subsections (2), (4) and (5) of section 8 of this Act shall apply in relation to any expenses incurred by the authority under this subsection as they apply in relation to any expenses in a case where a building is demolished in pursuance of a clearance order.” |