Abatement) Bill. [H.L.]

[AS AMENDED BY STANDING COMMITTEE B.]

ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES.

Clause.

1. Amendment of 38 & 39 Vict. c. 55, and 54 & 55 Vict. c. 76 in respect of smoke nuisances.

2. Byelaws as to noxious smoke.

3. Meaning of "chimney."

4. Power to make orders extending the provisions of 6 Edw. 7. c. 14.

5. Power to make byelaws respecting new buildings. 6. Combination of local authorities for purposes of Act.

7. Powers of county councils.

8.

Duty of local authorities to furnish information.

9. Saving as to steam vessels.

10.

Powers of local authorities to conduct researches.

11. Application to Crown.

12. Short title, extent and commencement.

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A.D. 1926. that the authority have failed to carry out their duties adequately, he may by order authorise the county council to carry out those duties either for a definite period or until the Minister otherwise directs.

Duty of local

authorities

(3) Any expenses incurred by a county council in 5 carrying out any such duties shall be deemed to be a debt from the local authority to the county council, and shall be defrayed as part of the expenses of the local authority in the execution of the Public Health Act, 1875.

8. Every county council or other local authority 10 shall, on being required to do so by the Minister, furnish to the Minister such information as he may from time information, to time require as to their proceedings with regard to the abatement of smoke nuisances.

to furnish

Saving as to

steam vessels.

Powers of

rities to conduct researches.

9. Nothing in this Act shall apply to any ship 15 habitually used as a sea-going ship, or affect the enactments in force at the commencement of this Act with respect to smoke nuisance and smoke consumption in any such ship.

10. (1) A local authority may undertake or may 20 local autho- combine with other local authorities in undertaking investigations and researches into problems relating to atmospheric pollution and the abatement of smoke nuisances, and may contribute towards the cost of similar investigations and researches undertaken by 25 other bodies or persons.

Application to Crown.

Short title,

extent and commence

ment.

(2) The Minister of Health may, for the purposes of this section, make rules prescribing restrictions or conditions subject to which powers conferred by this section may be exercised.

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11. If it appears to a local authority that a smoke nuisance exists on any premises within their district occupied for the public service of the Crown, they shall report the circumstances to the appropriate government department, and, if the Minister responsible for that 35 department is satisfied after due inquiry that such a nuisance exists, he shall cause such steps to be taken as may be necessary to abate the nuisance and to prevent a recurrence thereof.

12. (1) This Act may be cited as the Public 40 Health (Smoke Abatement) Act, 1926, and the Public Health Acts, 1875 to 1925, and this Act (except so far as

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it relates to London) may be cited together as the Public A.D. 1926. Health Acts, 1875 to 1926, and the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Amendment Act, 1893, and this Act so far as it 5 relates to London, may be cited together as the Public Health (London) Acts, 1891 to 1926.

(2) Section four of this Act shall be construed as one with the Alkali, &c., Works Regulation Act, 1906, and the other provisions of this Act in their application to 10 London shall be construed as one with the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, but save as aforesaid this Act shall be construed as one with the Public Health Acts, 1875 to 1925. Provided that in the application to London of such other provisions of this Act as aforesaid the expression 15 "local authority" shall mean the sanitary authority within the meaning of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, save as otherwise in this Act provided.

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(3) This Act shall not apply to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

(4) This Act shall come into operation on the first day of January, nineteen hundred and twenty-seven.