Housing (Amendment) Act, 1958
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Restriction on user of house before compliance with notice under section 19 of the Act of 1931. |
21.—The following section is hereby inserted after section 19 of the Act of 1931:— | |
“19A.—(1) Where, a notice served under section 19 of this Act not having been complied with, a person, knowing that the notice has been served, uses the house to which the notice relates for human habitation or permits it to be so used at a time immediately before which the house was vacant, the person shall be guilty of an offence under this subsection and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds. | ||
(2) Where— | ||
(a) a person has been convicted of an offence under subsection (1) of this section in relation to a notice served under section 19 of this Act in respect of a house, | ||
(b) the person uses the house for human habitation or permits it to be so used after the date of the conviction, | ||
(c) at the time of such user the notice has not been complied with, | ||
the person shall be guilty of an offence under this subsection and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding five pounds for each day or part of a day on which such user continues. | ||
(3) An offence under subsection (2) of this section shall be a continuing offence and accordingly fresh proceedings in respect thereof may be taken from time to time.” |