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23 Byelaws.E+W
(1)A local housing authority may make byelaws for the management, use and regulation of their houses.
(2)A local housing authority may make byelaws with respect to the use of land held by them by virtue of section 12 (recreation grounds and other land provided in connection with housing), excluding land covered by buildings or included in the curtilage of a building or forming part of a highway.
(3)A local housing authority shall as respects their lodging-houses by byelaws make sufficient provision for the following purposes—
(a)for securing that the lodging-houses are under the management and control of persons appointed or employed by them for the purpose,
(b)for securing the due separation at night of men and boys above eight years old from women and girls,
(c)for preventing damage, disturbance, interruption and indecent and offensive language and behaviour and nuisances, and
(d)for determining the duties of the persons appointed by them;
and a printed copy or a sufficient abstract of the byelaws relating to lodging-houses shall be put up and at all times kept in every room in the lodging-houses.
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