Presented by Mr. Wheatley.

Ordered, by The House of Commous, to be Printed, 30 April 1924.

To be purchased directly from

H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE at the following addresses:
Imperial House, Kingsway, London, W.C. 2; 28, Abingdon
Street, London, S.W. 1; York Street, Manchester;

1, St. Andrew's Crescent, Cardiff; or 120, George Street, Edinburgh;
or through any Bookseller.

Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 7). [.L. |

A

BILL

INTITULED

An Act to confirm certain Provisional Orders of A.D. 1924. the Minister of Health relating to Blackpool

Denton Derwent Valley Water Board North
Cornwall Joint Water District Poole and
Wimbledon.

5

of has

Provisional Orders set forth in the schedule

hereto under the provisions of the Public Health Act 38 & 39 Vict. 1875:

And whereas it is requisite that the said Orders should be confirmed by Parliament:

Be it therefore 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 10 present Parliament assembled and .by the authority of the same as follows:

cl. 55.

1. The Orders set out in the schedule hereto shall Orders in be and the same are hereby confirmed and all the schedule provisions thereof shall have full validity and force.

confirmed.

15 2. This Act may be cited as the Ministry of Health Short title. Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 7) Act 1924.

A.D. 1924.

Blackpool
Order.

Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 7).

SCHEDULE.

BOROUGH OF BLACKPOOL.

Provisional Order for amending certain Local Acts.

WHEREAS the Borough of Blackpool is an Urban Sanitary
District of which the Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses acting by 5
the Council (hereinafter referred to as "the Corporation ") are
the local authority for the purposes of the Public Health Act 1875
and there are in force in the Borough numerous Local Acts and
Orders confirmed by Parliament including the Blackpool Im-
provement Acts 1865 1879 1893 1896 1898 1899 1901 1917 and 10
1920 and the Blackpool Orders 1894 (No. 2) 1902 (No. 1) 1913
and 1923;

And whereas the Corporation are authorised by the said Acts
and Orders to construct and maintain certain shore works which
include (or when completed will include) a parade or promenade 15
(hereinafter referred to as "the promenade ") running along the
sea front from the northern to the southern boundary of the
Borough and by Sections 14 17 and 18 of the Act of 1865 and
Section 8 of the Act of 1899 provision is made with respect to the
user of portions of the promenade and to the construction and 20
working of a tramway (hereinafter referred to as " the promenade
tramway ");

And whereas the works authorised as above-mentioned include certain open-air swimming baths;

And whereas by Section 46 of the Act of 1901 provision 25 was made with respect to the regulation and control by the Corporation of temporary and moveable buildings and structures;

And whereas by Section 85 of the Act of 1893 the Corporation are empowered to make contributions for the purpose of erecting enlarging or maintaining any hospital infirmary or dispensary 30 in the Borough for the reception and maintenance of persons being inhabitants of the Borough;

And whereas the Corporation have made application to the Minister of Health for the issue of a Provisional Order to alter and amend the above-mentioned Local Acts in the manner 35 hereinafter set forth:

Now therefore the Minister of Health in pursuance of the powers given to him by Section 303 of the Public Health Act 1875 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby orders that from and after the date of the Act of Parliament 40

Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 7).

confirming this Order the Local Acts shall be altered and amended A.D. 1924. in manner following

Blackpool

1.-(1) The Corporation may on such days and during such Order. hours on those days as they think fit close to the public any portion Power to 5 of the promenade constructed or to be constructed between the close northern boundary of the North Pier premises of the Blackpool promenade. Pier Company Limited and the southern boundary of the Borough and may set apart and use such portion for the purposes of processions carnivals sports motor races shows and exhibitions or 10 for any public purposes:

15

20

Provided that

(i) The powers conferred on the Corporation by this
Article shall not be exercised on any Sunday nor on
more than fourteen days in any one year nor on more
than five consecutive days on any one occasion; and
(ii) Nothing in this Article shall authorise the Corporation
to close at any time the carriage roadway of the
promenade or the foot pavement between such
roadway and the premises fronting or abutting upon
the promenade.

(2) Whenever any portion of the promenade is closed under the powers conferred by this Article the Corporation may close and discontinue the running of tramcars along that part of the promenade tramway which is co-extensive with the portion of the 25 promenade so closed and may set apart and use such part of the tramway for or in connection with the purposes for which the promenade is set apart and used.

(3) The Corporation may charge or authorise any company body or person to charge for admission to any portion of the 30 promenade or promenade tramway closed and set apart under this Article.

baths.

2. The Corporation may provide and maintain refreshment Refreshment rooms in or in connection with and for the purposes of any rooms at swimming bath for the time being belonging to them or under swimming 35 their control and may either manage such refreshment rooms themselves or if they think fit let them to any company body or person for any term not exceeding three years without renewal.

3. Any expenses incurred by the Corporation in the exercise Expenses. of their powers under Articles 1 and 2 of this Order shall be de40 frayed out of the fund or rate out of which the expenses of the promenade or swimming baths as the case may be are defrayed and any receipts arising from the exercise of any such powers shall be carried to the credit of that fund.

4. Section 46 of the Blackpool Improvement Act 1901 shall Temporary 45 be amended by the substitution for ubsection (4) of the and moveable following subsectionbuildings

"(4) If any such building or structure is commenced and erected or set up without such application accom- structures.

A.D. 1924.

Blackpool
Order.

Hostels for

women and girls.

For protection of Blackpool Pier Com pany.

Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 7).

panied by such plan section and specification or after
the disapproval of the Corporation or before the
expiration of the said fourteen days without such
approval or is in any respect not in conformity with
any condition attached by the Corporation to their 5
approval or if such building or structure is not re-
moved within the period allowed by the Corporation
or any prolongation thereof the person who commenced
erected or set up the same or if any such building or
structure is not removed within the period allowed 10
by the Corporation or any prolongation thereof the
owner or occupier thereof shall for every such offence
be liable to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings
and to a daily penalty not exceeding a like amount
and the Corporation may cause the building or structure 15
to be pulled down or removed and any expense
incurred by them in and about such pulling down or
removal may at their discretion be recovered sum-
marily as a civil debt from the owner of the building
or structure or from the person erecting or setting up 20
the same or from the occupier thereof.

"Where any such building or structure is pulled
down or removed by the Corporation then unless the
expenses incurred by the Corporation be repaid to
them within fourteen days after such pulling down or 25
removal the Corporation may sell the materials as
they may think proper and shall apply the proceeds
of the sale in or towards the payment of the expenses
incurred by them in relation to the pulling down or
removal and shall pay any balance to the owner of the 30
building or structure."

5. The provision of Section 85 of the Blackpool Improvement Act 1893 shall extend and apply to any hostel or home for the welfare and protection of women and girls who are temporarily out of employment and require assistance in the provision of 35 dwelling accommodation and maintenance whilst so unemployed or who for any other reason are unable to obtain suitable lodging accommodation.

6. (1) Nothing in this Order contained shall extend to prejudice diminish alter or take away any of the powers rights 40 privileges or authorities of the Blackpool Pier Company.

(2) Throughout any period during which the portion of the promenade in front of the North Pier is closed to the public the Corporation shall provide as a means of ingress and egress to and from the Pier from and to Talbot Square two openings 45 each six feet wide at least in the barricades or other obstructions erected or placed on the length of promenade and tramway