A.D. 1924. Extension Power to water and gas com panies to supply water and gas to 64. The improvements for the purposes of the Improvement of Land Act, 1864, as specified in section nine of that Act and as extended by subsequent enactments shall, in addition to cottages for labourers, farm servants and artizans whether employed on the land or 5 not, include the provision of dwelling-houses available for the working classes either by means of building new buildings or by means of the reconstruction, enlargement or improvement of existing buildings, so as to make them available for the purpose if that provision of dwelling- 10 houses is not injurious to the estate. 65. Any commissioners of waterworks, trustees of waterworks, water companies, gas companies and other corporations, bodies and persons having the management of any waterworks, reservoirs, wells, springs or streams 15 of water, and gasworks respectively, may, in their discretion, grant and furnish supplies of water or gas for dwelling-houses provided under this Part of this Act, [1890, s. 69.] either without charge or on such other favourable terms as they think fit. houses. Exemption of lodging houses for classes from inhabited 20 66.-(1) The assessment to inhabited house duty of any house occupied for the sole purpose of letting lodgings to persons of the working classes at a charge the working not exceeding sixpence a night for each person, shall be discharged by the Commissioners acting in the 25 house duty. execution of the Acts relating to the inhabited house [1909, s. 35.] duty, upon the production of a certificate to the effect that the house is solely constructed and used to afford suitable accommodation for the lodgers, and that due provision is made for their sanitary requirements. Expenses of local authority (2) The provisions of subsection (2) of section twenty-six of the Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1890, in relation to the certificate mentioned therein, shall, so far as applicable, apply to the certificate to be produced under this section. PART IV. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS. Expenses of Local Authorities, &c. 30 35 67.-(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, all expenses incurred by a local authority in the execution 40 of Parts I., II. and III. of this Act, shall be defrayed by them out of the public health general assessment, A.D. 1924. but such expenses shall not be reckoned in any calculation as to the statutory limit of that assessment. under Parts I., II. & III. (2) The Board may on the application of the local [1909, ss. 31 5 authority of a district other than a burgh declare that & 53 (5); any expenses incurred by the local authority under 1919 s. 28 Part III. of this Act are to be levied as general expenses (2).] charged on one or more specified parishes or special districts comprised in the district in such proportions as 10 the local authority may determine, to the exclusion of other parts of the district: Provided that the local authority shall give notice to the parish council of any parish proposed to be charged of any apportionment made by them under this 15 subsection, and the parish council, if aggrieved by the apportionment, may appeal to the Board by giving notice of appeal to the Board within twenty-one days after notice has been so given of the apportionment. 68. All expenses incurred by a county council Expenses of 20 under this Act, (other than those of a county council county when acting in their capacity of local authority under councils. this Act), shall be defrayed out of the general purposes rate: Provided, that notwithstanding anything contained 25 in the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889, the ratepayers of a police burgh shall not be assessed by the county council for any such expenses. Borrowing by Local, Authorities, &c. 69. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a 30 local authority may, with the consent of the Board, borrow 35 40 (a) for the purposes of Part I. of this Act, so far (c) for the purposes of this Part of this Act, so far (2) Money so borrowed by a local authority may be borrowed upon the security of the public health general [1919, s. 15 (4).] Power of local autho rities to borrow for purposes of Act. s. 1; 1909, 1923 s. 10 À.D. 1924. assessment rate in the same manner, and subject to the same conditions as nearly as may be, as they may borrow for the provision of permanent hospitals under the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897: Provided that the money so borrowed shall, not- 5 withstanding the provisions of section one hundred and forty-one of the said Act, be wholly repaid within such period not exceeding eighty years from the date of the loan as the Board may determine. (3) The provisions of section sixty-seven of the 10 Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889, so far as not inconsistent with this section, shall apply to any money borrowed by a county council when acting in their capacity of local authority under this Act. 70. (1) A county council, in addition to any other 15 statutory power to borrow, may borrow, subject to the provisions of section sixty-seven of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1889 (a) for the purpose of making grants or loans to or (b) with the consent of the Board, for the purpose (2)—(a) Where money is borrowed by a county 30 council for the purpose of the provision of dwellinghouses for persons in the employment of or paid by the county council or a district committee, or of acquiring land for such houses, the maximum period for repayment shall be eighty years, and as respects money so borrowed 35 eighty years shall be substituted for thirty years in subsection (2) of the said section sixty-seven. (b) Any loan made by the Public Works Loan Commissioners to a county council for the purpose of the provision of dwelling-houses for employees as aforesaid, 40 or of acquiring land for such houses shall be made on the same terms and conditions as a loan to a local authority for the purposes of this Act. (3) A county council may lend lend to any local A.D 1924. authority within their area any money which that local authority have power to borrow for the purposes of this Act subject to any conditions (including 5 conditions with respect to the borrowing by a local authority from the county council of the money so raised) which the Board may by general or special order impose. with 71. (1) Where a housing scheme approved under Power to 10 Part III. of this Act is being carried into effect by a borrow in local authority outside their own district, that local connection authority shall, subject to the approval of the Board, schemes have power to borrow money for the purpose of defray- carried out ing any expenses (including, if the Treasury so approve, by local 15 interest payable in respect of any period before the authority completion of the scheme or a period of five years from outside the date of borrowing, whichever period is the shorter, district. on money borrowed under this section) incurred by the [1920, s. 4.] local authority in connection with any works necessary 20 for the purposes of or incidental to the carrying out of the scheme, and that on the security of such assessment, as the Board may designate for the purpose. (2) The local authority of any district in which a scheme is being carried out as aforesaid by the local 25 authority of another district shall have power, with the approval of the Board, to borrow money for the purposes of any agreement entered into by the local authority with that other local authority under Part III. of this Act, and that in the same manner as if such works as 30 aforesaid had been executed by the local authority. their own bonds. 72. (1) Without prejudice to any other powers of Power to borrowing, a local authority or a county council may, issue local with the consent of the Board, borrow any sums which they have power to borrow for the purposes of this 35 Act by the issue of bonds (in this Act referred to as "local bonds") in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (2) The provisions set out in the Fourth Schedule to this Act shall have effect with respect to local bonds. 40 (3) Where, on an application made by two or more local authorities or county councils, the Board are satisfied that it is expedient that those authorities or councils 1).1 [A.D. 1924. should have power to make a joint issue of local bonds, the Board may by order make such provision as appears to them necessary for the purpose, and any such order shall provide for the securing of the bonds issued upon the joint rates, property and revenues of the authorities 5 or councils. Provision as The provisions of any such order shall have effect as if they were contained in an order made under subsection (3) of section sixty-four of the National Insurance Act, 1911. (4) Any local authority or county council by whom any local bonds have been issued may, without the consent of the Board, borrow for the purpose of redeeming those bonds. Loans by Public Works Loan Commissioners. 73. Where a loan is made by the Public Works to loans by Loan Commissioners to a local authority for the purposes of this Act Public Works Loan authorities. Commis sioners to local [1890, ss. 25 (5) & 43 (2); 1909, s. 3.] Loans to public utility societies, &c. [1890, ss. 67 & 83; 1909, 10 15 (a) the loan shall be made at the minimum rate (b) if the Board make a recommendation to that 74. (1) The Public Works Loan Commissioners may, subject as hereinafter provided, advance on loan to any such company, society, association, or person as is hereinafter mentioned, moneys for the purpose of constructing 35 or improving, or facilitating or encouraging the construction or improvement of dwelling-houses for the working classes, and in the case of a public utility society, for the purchase of houses which may be made suitable as s. 17; 12 & 13 dwelling-houses for the working classes and for the pur- 40 Geo. 5, c. 33, chase and development of land, and any such company, 8. 4; 4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. 33, s. 4; 1919, s. 4.] |