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].

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[1846?]
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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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    mentioned, it shall be lawful for the Persons who made the Premises Complaint, and who shall be authorized by the said Sheriff or the NuS^ Justices so to do, by themselves, their Servants and others, to ance. enter any Dwelling House or other Building or Place in the , said Order mentioned, to cleanse, whitewash, or purify such Dwelling House or other Building, or to remove or abate the Nuisance, in the said Order described; and if any Person shall willfuly obstruct any Person acting under the Authority and in pursuance of any Order made under the Provisions of this Act, he shall be liable to a Penalty not exceeding Ten Pounds nor less than Two Pounds for every such Offence. IV. Ae4-be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Per- Costs aad sons who shall have made such Complaint as aforesaid to take Expenses Proceedings to recover from the Owner or Occupier ot any the Parties Dwelling House or other Building or Place in any such complain- Order as aforesaid mentioned the Costs and Expenses incurred revered*6 by them in obtaining such Order, or in removing or abating from the any Nuisance, and otherwise carrying such Order into effect; Owner or and any Sheriff or Two Justices, upon the Application of such [hTpre^ ° Persons so complaining, shall issue an Order requiring such mises on Owner or Occupier to appear before him or them at a Time which the and Place to be named in such Order, and upon the Appear- ance of such Owner or Occupier, or in his Absence upon Proof of due Service of the Order, such Sheriff or Justices, upon Proof that such Costs and Expenses as aforesaid have been incurred by the said Persons so complaining, shall (unless he or they shall think fit to excuse the Party so charged on the Ground of Poverty, or other special Circumstances,) order such Owner or Occupier to pay the Amount thereof to the said Persons so complaining, together with the Costs attending such Order and Hearing, and if the same shall not be paid by the Parties liable to pay the same within Seven Days after Demand, the Amount may be recovered by Poinding and Sale of the Goods of the Parties liable as aforesaid, and the Sheriff or Justices by whom the same shall have been ordered to be paid, or any Two other Justices, on Application, shall issue their Warrant accordingly. V. And whereas Cases may occur where Cities, Towns, or Privy Places may be threatened with or affected by formidable con- tagious or epidemic Diseases, and it may be impossible to Engiand- establish Rules for the Prevention thereof by the Authority ofand Ire_ Parliament wfith sufficient Promptitude to meet the Exigency p^-erecTto of each Case, and it is therefore expedient to enable the Lords issue pr- of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council to issue an>r Orders in England and Scotland, and the Lord Lieutenant prevint and PrivjT Council of Ireland to issue Orders in Ireland, from the spread- Time to Time for that Purpose ; be it therefore enacted, That 1D8.of con if any City, Town, Burgh, or Place shall hereafter be threat- endemic1 ened Diseases.