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Acquisition of land.
38 &39 Vict. c. 55.
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57. [3]
—(1) Land for the purposes of this part of this Act may be acquired by a local authority in like manner as if those purposes were purposes of the Public Health Act, 1875, and sections one hundred and seventy-five to one hundred and seventy-eight, both inclusive, of that Act (relating to the purchase of lands), shall apply accordingly, and shall for the purposes of this part of this Act extend to London in like manner as if the Commissioners of Sewers[2]
and London County Council respectively were a local authority in the said sections mentioned. .
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(2) The local authority may, if they think fit, contract for the purchase or lease of any lodging houses for the working classes already, or hereafter to be built and provided.
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(3) The local authority may, if not a rural sanitary authority with the consent of the Local Government Board, and if a rural sanitary authority with the consent of the county council of the county in which the land is situate, appropriate, for the purposes of this part of this Act, any lodging houses so purchased or taken on lease, and any other land which may be for the time being vested in them, or at their disposal.
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[3 As to arbitration as to acquisition of land in E. see 63 &64 Vict. c. 59, s. 7; and as to acquisition of land in I., see 8 Edw. 7. c. 61, s. 6. As to leases by local authorities in E. see 63 &64 Vict. c. 59, s. 5, and in I., 8 Edw. 7. c, 61, s. 8.]
[2 Now the common council, see 60 &61 Vict. c. cxxxiii.] |
