The Public Health Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vict., cap. 55). The Rivers Pollution Prevention Act, 1876 (39 & 40 Vict., cap. 75). The Canal Boats Act, 1877 (40 & 41 Vict., cap. 60) : and other statutes relating to the public health the text of the Queen's printers' editions preceded by a complete index to the same / by Frederic Stratton.

  • United Kingdom
Date:
1890
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Credit: The Public Health Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vict., cap. 55). The Rivers Pollution Prevention Act, 1876 (39 & 40 Vict., cap. 75). The Canal Boats Act, 1877 (40 & 41 Vict., cap. 60) : and other statutes relating to the public health the text of the Queen's printers' editions preceded by a complete index to the same / by Frederic Stratton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    XX. ALLOTMENTS ACT, 1887. 50 & 51 Vict., Chapter 48. An Act to facilitate the provision of Allotments for the Labouring Classes. [i6th September, 1887.] Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this pre .cnt Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : Short Title, 1. This Act may be cited as the Allotments Act, 1887. Duty of Sanitary Authority to acquire Land for Allotments, 2. —(i.) On a representation in writing to the sanitary authority of any urban or rural district by any six registered Parliamentary electors or ratepayers resident, in the case of an urban district, in that district, and, in the case of a rural district, in some parish in that district, that the circumstances of the urban district or parish are such that it is the duty of the sanitary authority to take proceedings under this Act therein, the sanitary authority shall take such representation into consideration. If the sanitary authority of any urban or rural district are of opinion, either after inquiry made in consequence of such representation or otherwise, that there is a demand for allotments for the labouring population in such urban district, or in any parish in such rural district, and that such allotments cannot be obtained at a reasonable rent and on reasonable conditions by voluntary arrangement between the owners of land suitable for such allotments and the applicants for the same, the sanitary authority, subject to the provisions of this Act, shall by pur- chase or hire acquire any suitable land which may be available whether within or without their district or the said parish, adequate to provide a sufficient number of allotments, and shall let such land in allotments to persons belonging to the labouring population resident in the said district or parish and desiring to take the same. (2.) A sanitary authority shall not under this Act acquire land for allotments save at such price or rent that in the opinion of the