# Artizans and Labourers Dwellings Act 1868, Section 24: Application may be made to Justices where more than One Owner of Premises included in Order under Act, and any One Owner neglects to comply with such Order.


When there are Two or more Owners of any Premises, and it appears to any Two Justices in Petty Sessions, on Application of any Owner of such Premises, that the Interest of the Applicant in the Premises will be prejudiced by the Neglect and Default of any other Owner to deal with the Premises in conformity with the Order so made, it shall be lawful for such Justices, if the Applicant undertake to their Satisfaction to bring the Premises into conformity with such Order, to make an Order empowering the Applicant forthwith to take possession of the Premises, and to do all such Works as may be necessary for bringing the same into conformity with such Order, and within such Time as shall be fixed by such Justices, and on Non-compliance by such last-mentioned Applicant with his Undertaking it shall be lawful for the Justices to make a like Order in favour of any other Owner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/31-32/130/section/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/artizans-and-labourers-dwellings-act-1868/section-24
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