Sanitary laws of Scotland and principles of public health : being a manual for county and burgh councillors, legal officials, medical officers of health, sanitary inspectors and all interested in public health / by W.J. Brock.

Date:
1905
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Sanitary laws of Scotland and principles of public health : being a manual for county and burgh councillors, legal officials, medical officers of health, sanitary inspectors and all interested in public health / by W.J. Brock. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    the local authority of the district in which the premises are situate, and any person interested may show cause against the grant or renewal of the licence. (4) An objection shaU not be entertained to the renewal of a licence under this section, unless seven days previous notice^ of the objection has been served on the applicant, save that, on an objection being made of which notice has not been given, the local authority may, if they think it just so to do, direct notice^ thereof to be served on the applicant, and adjourn the question of the renewal to a future day, and require the attendance of the applicant on that day, and then hear the case, and consider the objection, as if the said notice had been duly given. (5) For the purposes of this section a licence shall be deemed to be renewed where a further licence is granted in immediate succession to a prior licence for the same premises. (6) The local authority '^ shall have right to enter any slaughter-house or knacker's yard at any hour by day, or at any hour when business is in progress or is usually carried on therein, for the purpose of examining whether there is any contravention therein of this Act or of any bye-Jaw ^ made thereunder. (7) Where any person carrying on the business of a slaughterer of cattle or horses or knacker at the passing of this Act is refused by the local authority a hcence for the premises where such business is carried on, or where any person has been refused a renewal of any licence, such person may appeal to the Board against such refusal, and the decision of the Board shall be final, but in the case of a district other than a burgh the appeal to the Board shall only arise after the county council has given its determination on the matter, and a local authority may appeal to the Board against the determination of the county councU. [7, 26] Local Authorities may provide a Slaughter-House 34. The local authority of any district other than a burgh may provide, establish, improve, or extend and maintain within or without their district, and two or more such local authorities may combine to so provide, estabUsh, improve, or extend and maintain fit shambles or slaughter-houses for the purpose of slaughtering cattle, and for that purpose may 1 K.egardjng service of notice, v. § 159, post. 2 iVo(« the L.A., not their officers. The latter may be refused entry nnlesa ap^claliy provided with power from L.A. to enter on their behalf. 3 For Model Bye-Laws, v. pp. 32-36 of Board's Instructions forms, eto.