The Statute Law Relating to River Pollution: Containing the Rivers Pollution Prevention Acts, 1876 & 1893, Together with the Special Acts in Force in the West Riding of Yorkshire and in the County of Lancaster, and Practical FormsStevens and Sons, limited, 1906 - 191 pages |
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Act of Parliament Ainley appeal apply available means carried channel clerk committed an offence committee or body Constituent Authorities constructed Corporation costs County Borough County Court Court of Summary deemed default defendants deposit discharge District Council drain drainage effluent enforce facilities fall or flow Firm Fulham Borough Council Government Board held hereinafter High Court Joint Committee Justice Kirkheaton Kirkheaton Local Board knowingly permitting L. J. Ch liable Local Government Board Lord Midlothian note to sect notice noxious nuisance officer Oswaldtwistle owner or occupier passing person plaintiffs polluting liquid Pollution Prevention Act powers premises Provisional Order provisions Public Health Act public sewers Pumpherston refuse respect Riding of Yorkshire Riding Rivers Board River Darwen River Irwell river or stream River Ribble Rivers Mersey Rivers Pollution Prevention sanitary authority sewer solid matter sub-section summons supra tion tributary thereof Vict watercourse West Riding Rivers Yorkshire Rivers Board
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Page 137 - ... the person by whose act, default, or sufferance the nuisance arises or continues, or, if such person cannot be found, on the owner or occupier of the premises on which the nuisance arises...
Page 113 - means any drain of and used for the drainage of one building only, or premises within the same curtilage, and made merely for the purpose of communicating therefrom with a cesspool or other like receptacle for drainage, or with a sewer into which the drainage of two or more buildings or premises occupied by different persons is conveyed : "Sewer" includes sewers and drains of every description, except drains to which the word
Page 14 - ... any poisonous, noxious, or polluting solid or liquid matter proceeding from any mine, other than water in the same condition as that in which it has been drained or raised from such mine...
Page 139 - ... water, in cases where danger arises to the health of the inhabitants from the insufficiency or unwholesomeness of the existing supply of water, and a proper supply can be got at a reasonable cost...
Page 165 - Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, prepaying, and posting a letter containing the notice, and...
Page 80 - An extensive power is confided to the justices in their capacity as justices to be exercised judicially; and 'discretion' means when it is said that something is to be done within the discretion of the authorities that that something is to be done according to the rules of reason and justice, not according to private opinion ; . . . according to law, and not humour. It is to be, not arbitrary, vague, and fanciful, but legal and regular.
Page 8 - Where any such poisonous, noxious, or polluting liquid as aforesaid falls or flows or is carried into any stream along a channel used, constructed, or in process of construction at the date of the passing of this act...
Page 164 - Words in the singular shall include the plural, and words in the plural shall include the singular.
Page 93 - Viet. c. 14, s c-14- it is enacted that on the trial of any indictment or other proceeding for the non-repair of any public highway or bridge, or for a nuisance to any public highway, river, or bridge, and of any other indictment or proceeding instituted for the purpose of trying or enforcing a civil right only, every defendant to such indictment or proceeding, and the wife or husband of .any such defendant, shall be admissible witnesses, and compellable to give evidence.
Page 43 - Save as aforesaid, it includes rivers streams canals lakes and watercourses, other than watercourses at the passing of this Act mainly used as sewers, and emptying directly into the sea, or tidal waters which have not been determined to be streams within the meaning of this Act by such order as aforesaid...