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Duties of landlord. - A landlord ~"'''tene mente- (a) shall maintain it in a habitable condition'; and (b) except temporarily on occasions such 'aae marriage and the like shall not cause or permit the tenement to be oyercrowded: Provided that, no pl'oceedings shall be insti- tuted against the landlord in respect of any in- fringement by him of the provisions of this, section, unless a notice in writing that the tene- ment is' not in a" habitable condition or that it !s- overcrowded, has been serv<id upon the landlord or his agent by the Health Officer, and the landlord fails within such time as may be speci- ,fied in such notice to take such steps as may ,be reasonably open to him for putting the tene- ment in habitable condition or for securing the ,abatement of the overcrowding therein, as the , case may 1;)e, including, if necessary the taking of,' legal proceedings for possession, of ,the, tenement. 87, Power to make rules. 7-- The Government shall have power to make rules ,for deterIn!ning- (a) whether ,a tenement or any class of tene- ment is or not maintained in a habitable condi- tion within the meaning of section 86; and (b) whether a tenement or any class of tene- merits is or is not overcrowded within the meaning of that section. CHAPTER X Fairs and festivals