# Rebuilding of London Act 1670, Section XIV: Difference about the true Value of Party Walls, stopping Lights, &c. to be decided by Alderman of Ward or his Deputy or by Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen.


Not obeying such Determination; Penalty.
And whereas it is provided in and by the said Act That all Differences ariseing betweene any the Builders within the said City or Liberties thereof concerning the true Value of Party Walls, and all Differences ariseing betweene the said Builders or any others concerning placeing or stopeing up of any Lights Windowes, Watercourses or Gutters which may hinder or retard the said Buildings shall and may be heard mediated and determined (if it may be) by the Alderman of the Ward where the cause of any such Difference shall arise and his Deputy; and where the said Alderman and his Deputie or any of them be concerned as partyes in the Controversies, or that they cannot determine the said Differences that then and in every such case the same be certifyed by the said Alderman or his Deputy unconcerned therein to the said Maior and Court of Aldermen who upon deliberate heareing of all partyes shall finally determine the same without further Appeale; Neverthelesse in the said Act there is noe certaine Penaltie provided for such as shall obstinately refuse to obey the said Determination; Now to the end there may be a due Obeidience yeilded to such Determinations as have beene or shall be made in any of the cases last mentioned and in all other Cases hereby left to the finall Determination of the said Maior and Court of Aldermen; Bee it enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That all and every partie and partyes any way concerned to give obeidience to any such Determination as aforesaid shall obey and performe the same under such paines and penaltyes as by the said Act arc or may be inflicted upon the Builder or Levyer of any irregular built House contrary to the meaning of the same late Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/22/11/section/XIV (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rebuilding-of-london-act-1670/section-XIV
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