Control of Pollution Act 1974

[1936 c. 49.] The Public Health Act 1936

6 In section 19(3) of the Public Health Act 1936 (under which a person is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50 if he constructs a drain or sewer in a manner other than that in which he is required to construct it by a local authority in pursuance of that section) for the words "fifty pounds" there shall be substituted the word " £200 ".

7 In section 27 of that Act (which provides that certain matters are not to be passed into public sewers), in subsection (2) (under which a contravention of that section is punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding £10 and a further £5 for each day on which the offence continues after conviction) for the words from " to a fine " onwards there shall be substituted the words—

“(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £400 and to a further fine not exceeding £50 for each day on which the offence continues after conviction therefor ;

(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both”.

8 In section 34(5) of that Act (under which a person who causes a drain or sewer to connect with a public sewer in contravention of that section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £20) for the words " twenty pounds " there shall be substituted the word " £200 ".

9 In section 36(1) of that Act (under which a person who causes a drain or sewer to communicate with a public sewer after the local authority have given notice that they intend themselves to make the connection is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50) for the words " fifty pounds " there shall be substituted the word " £200 ".

10 In section 41(3) of that Act (under which a person is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £5 if he does certain work in connection with an underground drain, which communicates with a sewer without giving 24 hours notice to the relevant local authority of his intention to do so or if he does not permit an authorised officer of the local authority free access to the work) for the words " five pounds" there shall be substituted the word " £100 ".

11 In section 94(2) of that Act (under which a person who fails to abate a nuisance or to take adequate steps to prevent a recurrence of a nuisance is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £20) for the word "£20" there shall be substituted the word " £200 ".

12 In section 95(1) of that Act (under which a person who contravenes or fails to comply with a nuisance order is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50 and a further £5 for each day on which the offence continues after conviction) for the words " £50 " and " £5 " there shall be substituted the words " £400 " and " £50 " respectively.