FIRST SCHEDULE (Sections 23 and 85)
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO
UNSATISFACTORY STANDARDS
1. Any room used, or intended, designed, constructed or
adapted to be used, as the whole or any part of a dwelling
shall—
(a) except in the case of a kitchen, pantry, bathroom
or latrine, be of a minimum horizontal dimension of two metres; and
(b) be provided with a window area, including
skylights—
(i) which shall be not less than one-tenth of
the area of the floor of such room; and
(ii) of which not less than fifty per centum
shall be capable of being opened to the external air:
Provided that—
(i) a window which opens from such
room to a veranda or similar place
shall be deemed to open directly to
the external air if such room and the
veranda or similar place, treated as
one room, have adequate ventilation;
(ii) where mechanical ventilation is
provided for such room to the satisfaction of the authority, it shall not
be necessary for any of the window
area of such room to be capable of
being opened to the external air.
2. In every dwelling there shall be—
(a) not less than one water-closet for every unit of
twelve occupants; or
(b) where the latrines in such dwelling are not
linked to a water-borne sewerage system, not
less than one latrine for every unit of eight occupants;
or part thereof, so situated as to be accessible with reasonable convenience to all the occupants of the dwelling.
3. In every dwelling there shall be—
(a) an adequate supply of potable water; and
(b) not less than one water point for every unit of
twelve occupants or part thereof, so situated as
to be accessible with reasonable convenience to
all the occupants of the dwelling.
SECOND SCHEDULE (Sections 43 and 85)
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO
OVERCROWDING
1. (1) Subject to subparagraph (2) and paragraphs 2 and
3, no room or part of a room used by persons for sleeping
purposes shall be occupied for such purposes by a greater
number of persons than will allow—
(a) eight comma five cubic metres of free air space
and three comma six square metres of floor
space for each person of or over the age of
twelve years; or
(b) four comma two five cubic metres of free air
space and one comma eight square metres of
floor space for each person under the age of
twelve years; or such greater dimensions as may
be prescribed.
(2) In calculating the cubic capacity of free air space in a
room—
(a) no part of a room less than two comma one
metres in height, measured from the floor to the
ceiling; and
(b) no part of a room less than two comma one
metres in any horizontal direction;
shall be taken into consideration.
2. (1) No latrine, bathroom, staircase, cupboard, cellar
or stable shall be used for sleeping purposes by any person.
(2) The authority may, by written notice served on the
responsible person of the dwelling concerned, prohibit the
use for sleeping purposes by any person of any passage,
landing, loft, garage, storeroom, shed, outbuilding or tent of
such dwelling or situated on the piece of land upon which
such dwelling is situated, as the case may be.
3. Save in the case of a dwelling let in whole or in part to
lodgers, or where alternative accommodation is available, an
excessive number of persons occasioned by the presence of a
child—
(a) who is under two years of age and was born to
the owner or tenant of the dwelling concerned
after his occupancy commenced; or
(b) who is under thirteen years of age and attained
the age of twelve years whilst the owner or tenant was occupying the dwelling concerned;
shall not be deemed to be overcrowding.
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