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Public Health Act 1904

As Enacted Cited authorities 2 Cited in Amendments 7 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1904 c. 16
Year1904


Public Health Act, 1904.

(4 Edw. 7.) CHAPTER 16.

An Act to enable Regulations to be made for carrying into effect conventions with respect to the prevention of danger arising to public health from vessels, and the prevention of the conveyance of infection by means of vessels.

[15th August 1904]

B E 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 Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

S-1 Sanitary regulations as to vessels.

1 Sanitary regulations as to vessels.

(1) The power of making regulations under the Public Health Act, 1896 , and the enactments mentioned in that Act, shall include the power of making regulations authorising measures to be taken for the prevention of danger arising to public health from vessels arriving at any port, and for the prevention of the conveyance of infection by means of any vessel sailing from any port, so far as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of carrying out any treaty, convention, arrangement or engagement with any foreign country, and the regulations may in particular provide for the recovery of any expenses incurred in disinfection and of any charges authorised to be made by the regulations for the purpose of those regulations or any services performed thereunder, and also for any powers and duties under the regulations being executed and performed by local authorities:

Provided that the regulations shall not be made except after consultation with the Board of Trade.

(2) In the application of this Act to Scotland, Part IV. of the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897 , shall be substituted for the Public Health Act, 1896.

(3) This Act shall extend to the Isle of Man with the substitution of section eight of the Local Government Amendment Act (Isle of Man), 1897, for the Public Health Act, 1896.

S-2 Short title.

2 Short title.

2. This Act may be cited as thePublic Health Act, 1904.

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