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Special provisions where notice requires repair, etc., of.
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7.—Where a notice served by an inspector under this Part of this Act on a person carrying on the manufacture of dairy produce for sale requires the premises in which such manufacture is carried on or any part thereof to be put in a state of good repair or requires any structural alterations or additions to be made in or to such premises the following provisions shall apply and have effect, that is to say:—
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(a) if the person carrying on the manufacture is not the rated occupier of the premises it shall be the duty of such person to communicate the contents of the notice to such rated occupier within three days after the service of the notice, and
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(b) if the premises are held by the person carrying on the manufacture or by the rated occupier under a lease or other contract of tenancy it shall be the duty of the person carrying on the manufacture to communicate the contents of the notice to the immediate landlord of the premises or his agent within three days after service of the notice, and
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(c) the person carrying on the manufacture shall, if he has duly complied with the provisions of the foregoing paragraphs of this section so far (if at all) as they are applicable to the case, be at liberty to execute the work required by the notice or by any amendment or addition made therein or thereto by the arbitrator, notwithstanding any covenant, agreement, or condition to the contrary contained in any lease or other contract of tenancy under which the premises are held, and
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(d) if the matter of such notice is referred to the arbitrator on the application of the person carrying on the manufacture it shall be the duty of such person, if he is not the rated occupier of the premises, to serve on the rated occupier notice of the reference in the prescribed form and within the prescribed time, and, if the premises are held under a lease or other contract of tenancy, to serve on the immediate landlord of the premises or his agent notice of the reference in the prescribed form and within the prescribed time, and
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(e) where the contents of the notice are required by this section to be communicated to the immediate landlord or his agent, or to the rated occupier, such landlord or rated occupier shall, on payment of the prescribed fees, be entitled to have the matter of the notice referred in the prescribed manner to the arbitrator and thereupon the provisions of this Part of this Act shall apply to the reference in like manner as if it was a reference on the application of the person carrying on the manufacture, save that such landlord or the rated occupier (as the case may be) shall serve on the rated occupier or on the immediate landlord (if any) or his agent (as the case may require) and on the person carrying on the manufacture, notice of the reference in the prescribed form and within the prescribed time, and
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(f) it shall be the duty of the arbitrator before proceeding with the arbitration, to ascertain whether the person carrying on the manufacture is the rated occupier of the premises, and whether the premises are held under a lease or other contract of tenancy, and to satisfy himself that the provisions of this section relating to the communication of the contents of the notice and the service of other notices have been duly complied with so far as applicable.
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