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A notice requiring the removal of a rat infestation was effective though it had only been signed by a member of the staff of the local authority. Citations: Times 27-Feb-1998, [1998] EWHC Admin 162 Links: Bailii Statutes: Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 Environment, Local Government Updated: 27 May 2022; Ref: scu.138283
The defendant appealed against an order refusing to set aside an enforcement notice served by the council for his failure to destroy rats and mice on his land. Held: A local authority had a statutory duty to collect waste, and could not therefore serve a notice, requiring a landowner to clear his land of rubbish, … Continue reading Leeds City Council v Spencer: CA 6 May 1999
The complainant made a series of requests to the London Borough of Merton (the Council) for information relating to visits by an Environmental Health Officer to a property which was under the complainant’s control and management and which had been the subject of a series of prosecutions under the Housing Act 2004, the Prevention of … Continue reading Merton London Borough Council (Decision Notice): ICO 16 Jul 2013