PROVISIONS FOR SECURING THE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE
AND SANITARY CONDITIONS OF HOUSES.

Obligations as to Repair of Houses.

Conditions to be implied on letting houses for habita-

Application of section 2 (1) to dwelling-houses occupied

by workmen engaged in agriculture,

Power to local authority to repair houses,

Power of local authority to acquire closed houses,

Duty of Local Authority and Medical Officer of Health to

Inspect Houses, &c.

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Duty of local authority as to closing house unfit for

human habitation,

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Penalty on re-letting or occupying house ordered to be

Obstructive Buildings-(Continued).

Compensation for pulling down obstructive buildings,

Provisions as to arbitration,

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Provision of water-closets or earth-closets in districts

other than burghs,

Grant of charging order in favour of owner on comple-

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Extension of power of making bye-laws respecting houses
divided into separate dwellings,

Saving for remedies of owner for breach of contract, &c.,

PART II.

IMPROVEMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION SCHEMES.

Improvement Schemes.

Duty of local authority to make scheme for improvement

of unhealthy area,

Official representations,

Reconstruction Schemes.

Duty of local authority to make reconstruction schemes, -

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Provisions as to Improvement and Reconstruction Schemes.

Requisites for improvement and reconstruction schemes,

Publication of notices, &c., -

Confirmation of

of improvement

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and reconstruction

schemes,

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Provisions as to expenses,

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Execution of Improvement and Reconstruction Schemes.

Duty of local authority to carry scheme when confirmed

into execution,

Completion of scheme on failure of local authority,

Power of Board to modify confirmed scheme,

Extinction of rights of way and other servitudes,

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Provisions as to Compensation.

Provisions as to assessment of compensation,

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Enforcement of Provisions of Part II.

Inquiry by Board on default of medical officer in certain

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cases,

Inquiry by Board on refusal of local authority to make

Power to acquire in advance lands in areas proposed for

inclusion in schemes,

PART III.

PROVISION OF HOUSES FOR THE WORKING CLASSES.

General Powers of Local Authorities.

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Provision of houses for working classes,

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Purposes for which land may be acquired by a local

Application of powers of local authority under the Public

Health (Scotland) Act, 1897, -

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Schemes for the Provision of Houses for the Working Classes.

Duty of local authority to prepare housing schemes,

Duty of local authority to carry out approved schemes, -

Execution of works, &c., by local authority outside their

own district,

Acquisition and Appropriation of Land.

Power to acquire land by agreement,

Power to acquire land compulsorily,

Power to appropriate land,

Power of trustees to sell land to local authority,

Management of Houses Provided by Local Authorities.

Management vested in local authority,

Bye-laws for regulation of houses,

Inspection of houses,

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Provision of Houses by Public Utility Societies and other

Persons.

Power of promoting and assisting public utility

societies,

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Powers to companies, &c., to provide houses for working

classes,

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Duty of Local Authorities to make Bye-laws.

Bye-laws as to houses for the working classes in burghs,

Bye-laws as to occupancy of houses for working classes

in districts other than burghs,

Enforcement of Provisions of Part III.

Procedure to enforce exercise of powers,

Power of Board to act in place of local authority,

Supplemental.

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Sale of land for housing purposes by corporations,

Extension of Improvement of Land Act, 1864,

Power to water and gas companies to supply water and

gas to houses,

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PART IV.

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS.

Expenses of Local Authorities, &c.

Expenses of local authorities under Parts I., II., and

III.,

Expenses of county councils,

Borrowing by Local Authorities, &c.

Power of local authorities to borrow for purposes of Act,

Power of county councils to borrow and lend, &c.,

Power to borrow in connection with schemes carried out

by local authority outside their own district,

Power to issue local bonds,

Loans by Public Works Loan Commissioners.

Provision as to loans by Public Works Loan Commis-

sioners to local authorities,

Loans by local authorities for the improvement of hous-

ing accommodation,

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