Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897
Preliminary
1Short title.
2Extent and commencement of Act.
3Definitions.
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Part IAuthorities for Execution of Act
Central Authority
5Local Government Board to be central authority.
6Powers of Board to inquire into sanitary conditions of district.
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8Power to Board to appoint commissioners for conducting special inquiries.
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Local Authorities
12Local authorities for the purposes of the Act.
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Part IISanitary Provisions
General Nuisances
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27Articles removed to be sold.
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30Penalty for injuring closet, &c. so as to cause nuisance.
31Waterclosets, &c. used in common.
Offensive Trades
32Prohibition or regulation of certain offensive businesses, and byelaws as to offensive businesses.
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35Local authorities may make byelaws as to pigstyes.
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Scavenging and Cleansing
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40Houses in filthy state to be purified.
41Provision for obtaining order for cleansing offensive ditches lying near to or forming boundaries of districts.
42Periodical removal of manure from mews and other premises.
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Part IIIGeneral Prevention and Mitigation of Disease
Infectious Diseases.—Notification
44Notification of infectious disease.
Infectious Diseases—Prevention
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46Provision of means for disinfecting bedding, &c.
47Cleansing and disinfecting of premises, &c.
48Disinfection of bedding. &c.
49Persons engaged in washing or mangling clothes to furnish list of owners of clothes in certain cases.
50Infectious matter thrown into ash-pits, &c. to be disinfected.
51Penalty on letting houses in which infected persons have been lodging.
52Penalty on persons letting houses making false statements as to infectious disease.
53Penalty on ceasing to occupy house without disinfection or notice to owner, or on making false answer.
54Removal to hospital of infected persons without proper lodging.
55Detention of infected persons without proper lodging in hospital.
56Penalty on exposure of infected persons and things.
57Penalty on sending child to school, so as to spread infection.
58Prohibitions on infected person carrying on business
59Prohibition on conveyance, &c. of infected person in public conveyance.
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62Prohibition of retention of dead body in certain cases.
63Body of person dying of infectious disease in hospital, &c. to be removed only for burial.
64Disinfection of public conveyances if used for carrying corpses.
65Byelaws as to public conveyances.
Hospitals and Ambulances
66Power of local authority to provide hospitals.
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Mortuaries, &c.
68Power of local authority to provide mortuaries.
69Power of sheriff, &c. in certain cases to order removal of dead body to mortuary.
70Power of local authority to provide places for post-mortem examinations.
71Power to sanitary authorities to unite for providing mortuary.
Byelaws as to Houses let in Lodgings
72Power of local authority to make byelaws as to lodging-houses.
Tents and Vans
73Tents and vans used for human habitation.
Underground Dwellings
74Rules as to underground dwellings.
75Penalty on letting underground dwellings.
76Cases in which two convictions have occurred within three months.
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Part IV
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Part VRegulation of Common Lodging-Houses
89Common lodging-houses to be registered.
90No lodger to be received in common lodging-house till it has been inspected and registered.
91Evidence of register.
92Power to local authority to make byelaws.
93Copy of bye-laws, to be furnished gratis to keepers.
94Power to local authority to require additional supply of water.
95Power to local authority to order reports from keepers.
96Local authority may remove sick persons to hospitals, &c.
97As to giving notice of fever, &c. occurring.
98Inspection.
99Cleansing.
100Conviction for third offence, &c. to disqualify persons from keeping common lodging-houses.
Part VISewers, Drains, and Water Supply
Sewers and Drains
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116Distilleries, &c. to deposit refuse.
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123Works of distribution of sewage to be deemed a land improvement.
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Part VIIRating and Borrowing Powers
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Borrowing Powers
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141Power of borrowing for hospitals, &c.
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Part VIIIAcquisition of Lands
144Power to acquire lands.
145Regulations as to compulsory purchase of land, &c.
Part IXLegal Proceedings
Enforcement of and Procedure under Act
146Procedure if local authority neglect its duty under Act. Procedure under 18 & 19 Vict. c. 68.
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148Procurator fiscal may sue by directions of Board.
149Procedure where nuisance beyond district.
150Local authority may require payment of costs, &c from owner or occupier, and occupier paying to deduct from rent.
151Penalty for wilful damage of works.
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153Recovery of penalties.
154Form of applications to the sheriff, &c.
155No written pleadings &c. allowed.
156Appeal in certain cases.
156AAppeal to sheriff or sheriff principal in certain cases: sections 54, 55 and 96
156BFurther appeal to sheriff principal: section 96 decision
156CFurther appeal to Court of Session: sections 54, 55 and 96
156DEffect of appeal in relation to section 54 order, section 55 direction or section 96 decision
157No appeal otherwise.
158Justices, &c. being members of local authority may act.
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161One or more joint owners may be proceeded against alone.
162Penalty on occupier obstructing owner.
163Penalty for violating Act or obstructing its execution.
164Compensation to be made.
165Convictions not void for want of form.
166Local authority or Board not liable for irregularity of their officers.
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168Exemption from stamp duties.
169Police constables to aid in executing Act.
170Act not to impair right of action, &c.
171Powers of Act cumulative.
Part XPort Sanitary Authority
172Constitution of port local authorities.
173Jurisdiction of port local authority.
174Delegation of powers by port local authority.
175Expenses of port local authority.
176Proceedings for raising a sum for payment of debt within district of a defaulting authority.
Part XIMiscellaneous
Provisions as to Ships
177Provision as to ships within the jurisdiction of local authority.
178Provision as to district of local authority extending to places where ships are lying.
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Part XIISaving Clauses and Repeals
Saving Clauses
189Act not to affect navigation of rivers or canals, or irrigation of lands.
190Saving of certain Acts.
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193Reference to Public Health Acts.
194Exemption of Government property from building regulations.
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Repeal of Acts
196Repeal of Acts.
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Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897

1897 c.38

F1An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Public Health in Scotland.

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
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Act repealed (1.4.2009 for the purpose of the repeals of ss. 68, 70, 71, 1.10.2009 except in so far as it relates to the repeals of ss. 32, 73(1), 161 and 164, 1.1.2010 for the purpose of the repeal of s. 32) by Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 5), s. 128(2), sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with s. 127); S.S.I. 2009/9, art. 2(b), sch. 2, S.S.I. 2009/319, art. 2(a), sch. 1 (with art. 3, sch. 2 para. 2), S.S.I. 2009/404, art. 2(3), sch. 3

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Act amended (S.) (27.8.1993) by 1993 c. 11, ss. 17(1), 68(2) (with s. 66(1), Sch. 3 para. 2)