Section 12: Death of keeper

12. Death of keeper (1) Where a person registered as the keeper of a common lodging house dies, his widow or heirs may keep the premises as a common lodging house without further registration until the expiry of the licence. (2) Notice of the name of the person responsible as keeper, whether the widow or the heirs, shall be given to the Sanitary Authority within 6 clear days from the death of the keeper. P49 – 7 [Issue 1] Public Health Act (3) Where a notice under subsection (2) is not given, the lodging house shall, 7 clear days after the death of the keeper, cease to be considered as registered.