SYNOPSIS OF OFFENCES.

Statute.

PUBLIC HEALTH-continued.

XI. INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND HOSPITALS.

27. Not Cleansing and Disinfecting House after Notice.] Failing to comply with a notice from local authority (on the certificate of a medical practitioner) to cleanse and disinfect house, or part thereof, or of certain articles therein.

[MEM. Any local authority may direct the destruction of any
bedding, clothing, or other articles which have been exposed to
infection from any dangerous infectious disorder, and may give
compensation for the same (s. 121).

38 & 39 Vict.

c. 55, s. 120.

28. Penalty on Exposure of Infected Persons and Things.] Any person
who-

(1) While suffering from any dangerous infectious disorder,
wilfully exposes himself without proper precautions
against spreading the said disorder in any street,
public place, shop, inn, or public conveyance, or enters
any public conveyance without previously notifying to
the owner, conductor or driver thereof that he is sc
suffering; or

(2) Being in charge of any person so suffering so exposes
such sufferer; or

(3) Gives, lends, sells, transmits or exposes, without previous
disinfection, any bedding, clothing, rags or othe
things which have been exposed to infection from any
such disorder.

29. Not providing for Disinfection of Public Conveyance.] The owner or driver of a public conveyance not immediately providing for its disinfection immediately after it has to his knowledge conveyed any person suffering from a dangerous infectious disorder.

[MEM. No owner or driver is to be required to convey any person
so suffering, until he has been paid a sum sufficient to cover any
loss or expense incurred by him in carrying into effect the pro-
visions of this section (s. 127).]

Id. s. 126.

Id. s. 127.

SYNOPSIS OF OFFENCES.

Statute.

PUBLIC HEALTH-continued.

XI. INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND HOSPITALS-continued.
30. Letting Houses in which Infected Persons have been Lodging.] Know-
ingly letting for hire any house, room, or part of a house in
which any person has been suffering from any dangerous in-
fectious disorder, without having such house, &c. and all articles
therein liable to retain infection disinfected to the satisfaction
of a legally qualified medical practitioner as testified by a cer-
tificate signed by him.

[MEM. For the purposes of this section the keeper of an inn is to
be deemed to let for hire part of a house to any person admitted
as a guest into such inn (s. 128).]

31. Making False Statements upon letting a House as to Infectious Disease.]
A person letting for hire, or showing for the purpose of letting
for hire, any house or part of a house, who on being questioned
by any person negotiating for the hire thereof as to the fact of
there being, or within 6 weeks previously having been therein,
any person suffering from any dangerous infectious disorder,
knowingly making a false answer to such question.

32. Not obeying Regulations of Local Government Board made under Sect. 130.] Wilfully neglecting or refusing to obey or carry out, or obstructing the execution of any regulations made by the Local Government Board under sect. 130.

33. Not obeying Regulations of Local Government Board made under Sect. 134.] Wilfully violating any regulations issued by the Local Government Board under sect. 134, or wilfully obstructing any person acting under the authority or in execution of such regulations.

XII. HIGHWAYS AND STREETS.

34. Injuring, &c. Pavement, Materials, Trees, &c. of Streets.] Wilfully displacing, injuring, &c. the pavement, stone, materials, fences, or posts of, or the trees in, any street.

38 & 39 Vict.

c. 55, s. 128.

Id. s. 129.

Id. s. 130.

Id. s. 140.

Id. s. 149.

35. Bringing forward a House, &c. without Consent of Local Authority.]
Any person bringing forward a house or building forming part
of a street beyond the front wall of the house or building on
either side thereof, &c. without the written consent of the urban
authority in writing.

[MEM. The urban authority may make bye-laws with respect to
the following matters, viz.: (1) With respect to the level,|
width and construction of new streets and the provisions for the
sewerage thereof. (2) With respect to the structure of walls,
foundations, roofs and chimneys of new buildings, for securing
stability and the prevention of fires, and for purposes of health.
(3) With respect to the sufficiency of the space about buildings to
secure a free circulation of air and with respect to the ventilation*|

Id. s. 156.

394 Bye-Laws, Authentication and Alteration of.] By sect. 182, "All bye-laws made by a local authority under and for the purposes of this act shall be under their common

seal; and any such bye-law may be altered or repealed by a subsequent bye-law made pursuant to the provisions of this act: Provided that no bye-law made under this act

SYNOPSIS OF OFFENCES.

Statute.

PUBLIC HEALTH-continued.

XIII. MISCELLANEOUS.

36. Defaulting Officers.] Any officer or servant appointed or employed under the act by a local authority failing to render accounts, or to produce and deliver up vouchers and receipts, or to pay over any moneys as and when required by this act, or failing within five days after written notice from the local authority to deliver up to the local authority all books, papers, writings, property and things in his possession or power relating to the execution of this act or belonging to such authority.

37. Obstructing Execution of the Act.] Wilfully obstructing any member of the local authority, or any person duly employed in the execution of this act, or who pulls down, injures or defaces any board on which any bye-law, notice or other matter is

inscribed.

38. Refusal by Occupier to disclose Name of Owner.] The occupier of any premises when requested by or on behalf of local authority to state the name of the owner of the premises occupied by him, refusing, or wilfully omitting to disclose, or wilfully misstating the same.

39. Damaging Works, &c., of Local Authority.] Wilfully damaging any works or property belonging to any local authority.

40. Returning Officer refusing, &c. to comply with Provisions of Schedule 2.] A returning officer neglecting or refusing to comply with any of the provisions of the 2nd Schedule relating to elections.

41. Similar Offence by any other Person employed for the Election.] Similar offence by any one employed for the purposes of the election by or under the returning officer.

42. Fabricating, &c. Voting Papers-Personation-Interfering with Voting Papers, &c.] Fabricating in whole or in part, or altering, defacing, destroying, abstracting, or purloining any voting paper;

or

personating any person entitled to vote at any election; or
falsely assuming to act in the name or on the behalf of any
person entitled to vote; or

interfering with the delivery or collection of any voting papers;

or

delivering any voting paper under a false pretence of being
lawfully authorized so to do.

38 & 39 Vict.

c. 55, s. 196.

Id. s. 306.

Id.

Id. s. 307.

Id. Sched. II. No. 68.

Id.

Id. No. 69.

by a local authority shall be of any effect if repugnant to the laws of England or to the provisions of this act."

Power to impose Penalties on Breaches of Bye-Laws.] By sect. 183, "Any local authority may by any bye-laws made by them under this act impose on offenders against the same such reasonable penalties as they think fit, not exceeding the sum of £5 for each offence, and in the case of a continuing offence a further penalty not exceeding 40s. for each day after written notice of the offence from the local authority; but all such byelaws imposing any penalty shall be framed so as to allow of the recovery of any sum less than the full amount of the penalty. Nothing in the provisions of any act in