Housing of the Working Classes Act 1885 (c. 72)

Amendment of General Sanitary Law, &c. U.K.

7 General duty of local authority to enforce the law. U.K.

It shall be the duty of every local authority entrusted with the execution of laws relating to public health and local government to put in force from time to time as occasion may arise, the powers with which they are invested, so as to secure the proper sanitary condition of all premises within the area under the control of such authority.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 7 repealed (E.W.) by Public Health (London) Act 1891 (c. 76), Sch. 4 and Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49), s. 346, Sch. 3 Pt. V

8—10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 8–10 repealed by Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49), s. 346, Sch. 3 Pt. V and London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), Sch. 18 Pt. II and words in s. 9(1) expressed to be substituted (1.4.2012) by Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (N.I.) 2011 (c. 23), Sch. 3 Pt. 3 para. 4

11—16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 Ss. 11–16, 18, Sch. repealed by Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890 (c. 70), Sch. 7

17 Short title. U.K.

This Act may be cited as the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1885.

18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F3 Ss. 11–16, 18, Sch. repealed by Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890 (c. 70), Sch. 7