An Act for the more speedy removal of certain nuisances, and to enable the Privy Council to make regulations for the prevention of contagious and epidemic diseases until the thirty-first day of August ... [1847].

Date:: [1846?]

Credit: An Act for the more speedy removal of certain nuisances, and to enable the Privy Council to make regulations for the prevention of contagious and epidemic diseases until the thirty-first day of August ... [1847]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$XIV. And bo it enacted, That for the Purposes of this Act, Definition and in order to prevent any Dispute touching the Word “ Owner,” the Person receiving the Rents of any Property « Owner.” from the Occupier thereof on his own Account, or as Trustee or Agent for any other Person, shall be deemed the Owner of the same for all such Purposes. XV. PMiided-al-wfty^-and be it enacted, That nothing in Act not to this Act contained shall extend or apply to any Place in w'hich certaint0 a Medical Officer of Health and an Inspector of Nuisances has Places, been or may hereafter be appointed under any local Act passed in the present Session of Parliament. XVI. And be it enacted, That no Order or any other Pro- Proceed- ceeding or Thing done or transacted relative to the Execution *ngs not t0 of this Act shall be quashed or vacated for Want of Form, nor fo*.Wantof shall the same be removed by Certiorari or otherwise into any Form. of the Superior Courts. XVII. And be it enacted^ That in this Act the following Interpre- Words and Expressions shall have the Meaning hereby assign- of ed to them, unless there be something in the Subject or Context repugnant to such Construction ; (that is to say,) the Words “Justice or Justices” shall mean Justice or Justices of the Peace respectively acting for the County, City, Borough, Liberty, Cinque Port, or Place where the Matter requiring the Cognizance of any such Justice or Justices respectively shall arise, and who shall not be interested in the Matter; and the Word “ Sheriff” shall mean the Sheriff of any County or Place in Scotland where the Matter requiring the Cognizance of any such Sheriff shall arise, and who shall not be interested in the Matter; the Words “Guardians of the Poor” shall mean the Guardians, Directors, Wardens, Governors, or other like Officers having the Management of the Poor, for any Union, Parish, Township, Hamlet, or Place where the Matter requir- ing the Cognizance of any such Officers as aforesaid respectively may arise, and the Overseers of every Parish, Township, Ham- let, or Place in which Releif to the Poor shall not be ad- ministered by Guardians; and Words and Expressions import- ing the Singular Number shall include the Plural Number, and Words importing the Plural Number shall include the Singular Number, and Words importing the Masculine Gender shall include Females. XVIII. AjidLha-it--enacted, That this Act shall continue in Continu- force until the Thirty-first Day of August One thousand eight anceof Act hundred and forty-seven, and from thence until the End of the then next Session of Parliament. ^XIX. And be it enacted, That this Act may he amended or ^ct m.iy repealed by any Act to lie passed in this present Session ofbeamend- Parliament. \ v The$