The Public Health (London) Act, 1891 : with an appendix containing statutes affecting the metropolis / by Alexander MacMorran and E.J. Naldrett.

  • MacMorran, Alexander.
Date:
1910
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    Public Health (Regulations as to Food) Act, 1907. Appendix. THE PUBLIC HEALTH (EEGULATIONS AS TO FOOD) ACT, 1907. (7 Edw. 7, c. 32.) An Act to enable Begulations to he made for the prevention of clanger arising to public health from the importation,_ vreparation, storage, and distribution of articles of food. [28th August 1907.] Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parhament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : 1.—(1) The power of making regulations under the Power to Pubhc Health Act, 1896, and the enactments mentioned in make regula- that Act, shall include the power of making regulations ;j°-j^porta. authorising measures to be taken for the prevention of tion, prepara- danger arising to pubhc health from the importation, tion, storage, preparation, storage, and distribution of articles of food or and distri- drink (other than drugs or water) intended for sale for human consumption, and, without prejudice to the f^^^j generahty of the powers so conferred, the regulations 59 & 60 Vict, may— ^- (a) provide for the examination and taking of samples of any such articles ; (b) apply, as respects any matters to be dealt with by the regulations, any provision in any Act of Parliament dealing with the like matters, with the necessary modifications and adaptations ; (c) provide for the recovery of any charges authorised to be made by the regulations for the purposes of the regulations or any services performed thereunder. (2) For the purposes of regulations made under this Act, articles commonly used for the food or drink of man shall be deemed to be intended for sale for human consumption unless the contrary is proved. (3) In the application of this Act to Scotland, Part IV. of the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897, shall be substituted 60 & 61 Vict, for the Public Health Act, 1896. c. 38. 2. All regulations made under this Act shall be laid as Publication soon as may be before Parliament, and the Eules Publication of regula- Act, 1893, shall apply to such regulations as if they were r^g^^Vy y^gj. statutory rules within the meaning of section one of that ^ gg '