Romford Urban District Council Act 1931
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1931 c. lviii |
| Year | 1931 |
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5.] Romford Urban [Ch. lviii.]
District Council Act, 1931.
CHAPTER lviii.
An Act to make further and better provision for
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1931.
the improvement health and local government
of the urban district of Eomford and for other
purposes. [8th July 1931.]
W
HEREAS the urban district of Romford (herein-
after referred to as " the district") is an urban
district under the government of the urban district
council of Romford (in this Act referred to as " the Coun-
cil ") who acting by the Council are also the urban
sanitary authority for the district:
And whereas it is expedient to authorise the making
of town planning schemes as regards land which is
wholly or partly developed in the district:
And whereas it is expedient to make further pro-
vision in regard to streets buildings sewers and drains
in the district and that the powers of the Council in
relation to the health local government and improvement
of the district be enlarged as by this Act provided:
And whereas it is expedient that the other provisions
contained in this Act be enacted:
And whereas the purposes of this Act cannot be
effected without the authoritv of Parliament:
And whereas in relation to the promotion of the
Bill for this Act the requirements of the Borough Funds
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[Ch. lviii.]
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Short title.
Division of
Aetinto
Parts:
Incorpora-
tion of
Lands
Clauses
Acta.
Interpreta-
tion.
Romford Urban [21 & 22
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5.]
District
Council
Act, 1931.
Acts 1872 and 1903 have been observed and the consent
of the Minister of Health has been obtained :
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be
enacted and be 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:—
PART
I.
PBELIMINAItY.
1.
This Act may be cited as the Romford Urban
District Council Act 1931.
2.
This Act is
Part
Part
Part
Part
Part
L-
II.-
III.-
IV.-
V.-
Part VI,
Part VII,
Part VIII,
Part IX.
Part X.
divided into Parts as follows :—
-Preliminary.
-Town planning.
-Streets buildings sewers and drains.
-Amenities.
-Infectious disease and sanitary pro-
visions.
-Parks baths public buildings &c.
-Lands.
-Hackney carriages and traffic pro-
visions.
-Financial.
-Miscellaneous.
3.
The Lands Clauses Acts except section 127 of
the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845 and except the
provisions with respect to the purchase and taking of
lands otherwise than by agreement (so far as the same are
applicable for the purposes and are not inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act) are hereby incorporated with
and form part of this Act.
4.—(1) In this Act the several words and expressions
to which meanings are assigned by the Acts wholly or
partially incorporated herewith or by the Public Health
Acts have the same respective meanings unless there
be something in the subject or context repugnant to
such construction.
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District Council Act, 1931.
(2) In this Act unless the subject or context other- A.D. 1931.
wise requires—
" The district" means the urban district of Romford;
" The Council " means the Romford Urban District
Council;
" The clerk " " the treasurer " " the medical officer "
" the surveyor " and " the sanitary inspector "
mean respectively the clerk the treasurer the
medical officer of health the surveyor and any
sanitary inspector of the Council and respectively
include any person duly authorised to discharge
temporarily the duties of those officers;
" The Minister " means the Minister of Health;
" The Public Health Acts " means the Public Health
Act 1875 and the Acts amending and extending
the same;
" The Lands Clauses Acts " means the Lands Clauses
Acts as modified by the Acquisition of Land
(Assessment of Compensation) Act 1919;
" The Act of 1892 " means the Private Street Works
Act 1892;
" The Act of 1925 " means the Rating and Valuation
Act 1925;
" Child " means a person under the age of sixteen
years;
" Sunday school " means any school in which children
are assembled for instruction on a Sunday or
specially for religious instruction whether on a
Sunday or not;
" Infectious disease " means any infectious disease to
which the Infectious Disease (Notification) Act
1889 is for the time being applicable within the
district;
" Food " has the meaning assigned to it by section 34
of the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act 1928;
" Daily penalty " means a penalty for each day on
which any offence is continued by a person after
conviction;
" Telegraphic line " has the same meaning as in the
Telegraph Act 1878;
" Hackney carriage " has the same meaning as in
the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 but does not
include a public service vehicle or an omnibus;
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