Part III Other Provisions about Buildings
Provision of sanitary conveniences
66 Replacement of earth-closets etc.
1
If a building has a sufficient water supply and sewer available, the local authority may, subject to this section, by notice to the owner of the building require that any closets, other than water-closets, provided for, or in connection with, the building shall be replaced by water-closets, notwithstanding that the closets are not insufficient in number and are not prejudicial to health or a nuisance.
2
A notice under subsection (1)
above shall—
a
require the owner to execute the necessary works, or
b
require that the authority themselves shall be allowed to execute them,
and shall state the effect of subsection (3) below.
3
Where the local authority give a notice under subsection (1) above—
a
if it requires the owner to execute the works, the owner is entitled to recover from them one-half of the expenses reasonably incurred by him in the execution of the works, and
b
if it requires that they shall be allowed to execute the works, they are entitled to recover from the owner one-half of the expenses reasonably incurred by them in the execution of the works.
4
Where the owner of a building proposes to provide it with a water-closet in subsititution for a closet of any other type, the local authority may, if they think fit, agree to pay him a part, not exceeding one-half, of the expenses reasonably incurred in effecting the replacement, notwithstanding that a notice has not been given by them under subsection (1) above.
5
Sections 99 and 102 below apply in relation to a notice given under subsection (1) above, subject to the following modifications—
a
no appeal lies on the ground that the works are unnecessary, and
b
any reference in the said section 99 to the expenses reasonably incurred in executing works is a reference to one-half of those expenses.