Sanitary law : a digest of the sanitary acts of England and Scotland / by H. Aubrey Husband.

Date:
1883
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Credit: Sanitary law : a digest of the sanitary acts of England and Scotland / by H. Aubrey Husband. 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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    9 Sec. Note.—h.A. is subject to penalty, after notice from occupier, for not removing refuse, if they have con- tracted to do so. SCAVENGING AND CLEANSING. Itegulations as to Streets and Houses. ^ Every L.A. may, and when recpiired by the L.G.B. shall, undertake or contract for—(a) The removal of house refuse from pi’emises; (h) The cleansing of e.c., p., A.P., and C.P., for the whole or part of their district. U.A., and E.A. invested with urban powers, may, and shall when required by L.G.B., undertake or contract for the cleansing and watering of the streets in their district; and all matters so collected may be sold, and any profits made carried by U.A. to the fund appli- cable to the general pitrposes of the Act. Pi.. A. may do tlie same. Any person obstructing the L.A. or contractor in removing any matters mentioned in this section is liable to a penalty not exceeding £5 ; but an occupier shall not be liable for such matters as are produced on his own premises, and intended for sale 43 or private use, and do not cause a nuisance. But if a L.A., having contracted to remove refuse, itc., fail to do so, without reasonable cause, after a written notice be served upon them by the occupier of any house within their district, they shall bo liable, after seven days from such notice, to pay to the occu])ant not more than 5s. for every day they arc in default. A similar clause is contained in sec. 125 of the Mot. Manage. Act, 1855. Where a L.A. do not undertake to cleanse footways, to remove refuse, or cleanse e.c., 44
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