Section 184: Permission to use basement

184. Permission to use basement (1) No person shall live in, occupy, use, let, sublet or permit to be used any basement for habitation. (2) Subject to subsection (1), no person shall, without the written permission of the Sanitary Authority, use any basement as a shop, workshop or factory, or for the preparation or storage of food. (3) No basement shall be used for the purposes referred to in subsection (2) unless it is— (a) well lit and ventilated; (b) free from damp; (c) rendered rat proof to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Authority. 185. —