Public Health Act 1886 Further Amendment Act 1893 (WA)

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Public Health Act, 1886—Amendment

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO SEPTIMO

VICTORLE REGINA;

No. 83

An Act to further amend The Public Health Act, 1886,' and to extend the Powers of Local Boards of Health, and. for other purposes.

[ Assented to 13th October, 1893.

HEREAS it is expedient for Municipalities to adopt the more Preamble

Wnightsoil in closed vessels used for that purpose, it is necessary tocleanly, healthy, and less offensive system of removing

extend the powers of Local Boards of Health for making By-laws for the proper construction of closets, determining the nature of recep- tacles for human excreta, the time and mode of removal of the same, the method of disposing of nightsoil, and in other respects to provide more fully for the healthfulness of the several Municipalities : Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

1. This Act may be cited as The Public Health Act, 1886, Further short title

Amendment Act, 1898,' and shall be read as one with ' The Public Health Act, 1886,' hereinafter called the Principal Act, and any amendments of the same.

2. In addition to the powers conferred by the Principal Act it shall Power to make

be lawful for any Local Board of Health to make by-laws in the pre- by-laws apply :-

scribed manner for any or all of the following purposes, and to define

from time to time what part or parts of or house or buildings in the

(1) Requiring all existing cesspools to be cleansed and filled up Per wha PII

to the satisfaction of the inspector within a calendar °°"s

month of notice to that effect being given by the in-

spector to the owner or occupier.

(2) Requiring for each closet the supply of a sufficient number of receptacles for excrementitious matter, and to deter- mine the size, shape, style, and materials to be used in the construction of such receptacles, and especially that they be interchangeable with others in the same district.

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(3) Determining the mode and frequency of removal of such

receptacles, and the disposal of the contents.

(4) Fixing the charge which may be made for removing each receptacle and replacing it by a clean one, and for any other sanitary service.

(5) Determining to whom and on what conditions licenses to

remove nightsoil shall be issued.

(6) Imposing penalties on licensees for breach of conditions.

(7) Defining an area within which swine may not be kept, and determining the conditions under which swine may be kept in any part of the Local Board's District.

(8) Specifying the time which may elapse between the giving of a notice and the doing of a thing required by an Inspector.

Board may	3. Whenever a Local Board of Health shall determine by by-law to adopt a system of pans or receptacles, interchangeable or otherwise, it shall be lawful for such Board to supply the necessary receptacles or any portion of them out of its own funds ; or the Board may reserve the exclusive right to sell such pans, and may charge a reasonable price for the same, and may recover the cost of the required number supplied to any owner or occupier who is under obligation to take one or more.
supply re.
•ceptaeles

Provisions of	4. In any case where the provisions of the Principal Act may be in
this Act to

prevail

conflict with this present Act the provisions of this present Act shall

prevail.

Penalties

5. Penalties for the breach of any portion of this Act or of any by-law made in conformity with this Act may, in the discretion of the Court, be any sum not exceeding Ten pounds, and may be enforced as provided for in the Principal Act.

be slaughtered

No live stock to

6. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Principal Act, no NoveMber, 1893, be slaughtered within a radius of one mile from the Town Hall of Perth or Fremantle, and any person offending against the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty of not more than Fifty pounds.

in Perth or

swine, sheep, cattle, calves, or lambs shall, after the thirtieth day of

Xi:mantle

W. C. F. ROBINSON,

Govnucoh.