Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878

Conviction for third offence to disqualify persons from keeping common lodging-houses.

99. Where the keeper of a common lodging-house is convicted of a third offence against any of the provisions of this Act relating to common lodging-houses, the court before whom the conviction for such third offence takes place may, if it thinks fit, adjudge that he shall not at any time within five years after the conviction, or within such shorter period after the conviction as the court thinks fit, keep a common lodging-house without the previous license in writing of the sanitary authority, which license the sanitary authority may withhold or grant on such terms and conditions as they think fit.

Byelaws as to Houses let in Lodgings.