# Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847, Section 115: Penalty on letting such cellars as dwelling places.


Every person who lets separately (except as aforesaid) or who knowingly suffers to be occupied for hire, as a dwelling place, any cellar or room within the limits of the special Act, contrary to the provisions of this and the special Act, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £25level 1 on the standard scale, and a further penalty not exceeding 25p for every day during which such cellar or room is so occupied after conviction of the first offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/10-11/34/section/115 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/towns-improvement-clauses-act-1847/section-115
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