London County Council (General Powers) Act 1893
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1893 c. ccxxi |
| Year | 1893 |
[56
& 57
VICT.] London County Council
[Oh. CCXXi.]
(General Powers)
Adf
1893.
CHAPTER ccxxi.
An Act to provide for the representation of certain County
A.D.
1893.
Councils on the Thames Conservancy Board to em-
power the Council to prohibit or regulate the erection
of dwelling-houses on low lands subject to floods to
confer powers on the Council with respect to their
procedure investigations on various subjects prevention
of epidemic diseases the requiring of returns the
re-arrangement of wards compensation to workmen and
electric lighting to provide against the giving of
false alarms of fire to extend and explain the powers of
the Council with respect to sky signs and with respect
to bands and to confer certain powers on Vestries and
District Boards. [24th August 1893.]
W
HEREAS it is expedient that the provisions in this Act con-
tained should be made with reference to the London County
Council in this Act called " the Council" :
And whereas the River Thames passes through or by the adminis-
trative county of London and the counties of Middlesex Surrey
Kent and Essex (in this Act called "the riparian counties") and
the councils of the riparian counties are interested in the flow of
the river and purity of the water and the conservancy
thereof:
And whereas the councils of the riparian counties have no repre-
sentation on the Thames Conservancy Board constituted under the
Thames Conservancy Act 1857 and the Acts amending the same
20 & 21
Vict.
and it is expedient that the councils should he empowered to
caP-cxlvu-
appoint members of the Thames Conservancy Board for a limited
period as herein-after provided and that provision be made for the
consolidation and amendment of the public and local Acts relating
to the conservancy of the River Thames so far as regards the
constitution and powers of the Conservancy Board :
[Price Is.] A 1
[Oh. ccxxi.]
A.D. 1893.
54
&
55 Vict,
cap. lxxviii.
53
&
54 Vict.
cap. ccxliii.
50
&
51 Vict.
cap. elxxii.
51
&
52 Vict.
cap. lvii.
London Gounty Council
(General Powers) Act, 1893. [56 & 57 VICT.]
And whereas there are within the county considerable areas of
marsh and other low-lying lands of which the surface is below
the level of Trinity high-water mark and which are subject to
flooding and so situate as not to admit of being drained by gravi-
tation into the existing main sewerage system and the erection of
dwelling-houses thereon is- injurious to the health of the popu-
lation and it is expedient that provisions should be made restricting
or regulating the erection of dwelling-houses on such lands as
herein-after set forth :
And whereas various provisions of the Local Government Act
1888 relating to the procedure of the Council cause delay and
difficulty in carrying out the duties imposed upon the Council and
it is expedient that other provisions should be made with reference
thereto such as are in this Act contained:
And whereas doubts exist as to the proper course to be followed
with respect to recognizances in cases of appeals by the Council
and it is expedient that provisions should be made with respect
thereto:
And whereas it has been doubted whether the Council have legal
power to expend money in investigating certain subjects of general
importance to the inhabitants of London and it is expedient that
powers should be conferred on the Council to enable them to expend
money in investigating such subjects :
And whereas difficulties exist in certain cases with respect to the
re-arrangement of wards in parishes within the county and applica-
tions have been made to the Council to re-arrangfe such wards hut
their powers with respect thereto are in certain cases inadequate and
it is expedient that they should be extended :
And whereas by the London Sky Signs Act 1891 powers were
conferred on the Council with respect to the prohibition and regula-
tion of sky signs as therein defined but the definition therein con-
tained does not include certain signs of which it is expedient that
the Council should have control:
And whereas doubts exist as to the effect of section 21 of the
London Council (General Powers) Act 1890 with respect to music
in parks and it is expedient that such section should be explained as
herein-after set forth :
And whereas under the Thames Tunnel (Blackwall) Acts 1887
and 1888 the Council are authorised to construct and are construct-
ing a tuTinel or subway under the River Thames at Blackwall with
roads and approaches thereto :
And whereas parts of the said tunnel or subway are being or will
have to be carried out under compressed air involving exceptional
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