Metropolis Management Act 1855

CXXI Hoards to be erected during Repairs. Penalty on not erecting Hoards.

Every Person who shall build or begin to build, or to take down or begin to take down, any House, Building, or Wall, or alter or repair, or begin to alter or repair, the outward Part of any House, Building, or Wall, shall, in all Cases in which the Footway is thereby obstructed or rendered inconvenient, cause to be put up a proper and sufficient Hoard or Fence, with a convenient Platform and Handrail, if there be Room enough for the same, to serve as a Footway for Passengers outside of such Hoard or Fence, and shall continue such Hoard or Fence, in such Cases as aforesaid, with such Platform and Handrail, standing and in good Condition, to the Satisfaction of the Vestry or District Board of the Parish or District in which such House, Building, or Wall is situate, during such Time as may be necessary for the Public Safety or Convenience, and shall, in all Cases in which the same is necessary to prevent Accidents, cause such Hoard or Fence to be well lighted during the Night; and every such Person who fails to put up such Hoard or Fence and such Platform, with such Handrail as aforesaid, or who does not, whilst the said Hoard or Fence is standing, keep the same well lighted during the Night, shall for every such Offence forfeit a Sum not exceeding Five Pounds, and a further Sum not exceeding Forty Shillings for every Day during the Continuance of such Default.