Housing of The Working Classes Act, 1890

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Definition of purposes of Labouring Classes Lodging Houses Acts.

53.—(1) The expression “lodging houses for the working classes” when used in this part of this Act shall include separate houses or cottages for the working classes, whether containing one or several tenements, and the purposes of this part of this Act shall include the provision of such houses and cottages.

(2) The expression “cottage” in this part of this Act may include a garden of not more than half an acre, provided that the estimated annual value of such garden shall not exceed three pounds.