in the city of London and the liberties in the metropolitan police district, the elsewhere in England, the chief con- The expression "place of safety" includes The expression "Industrial Schools Acts" 30. In the application of this Act to Scot- The Secretary for Scotland shall be sub- The expression "chief officer of police" means the chief constable or head con- 31. In the application of this Act to Ireland, Application unless the context otherwise requiresThe Chief Secretary shall be substituted for a Secretary of State. The expression "local authority means any local authority as defined by the SCHEDULES. FIRST SCHEDULE. &c. Any offence under sections twenty-seven, fifty-five, or fifty-six of the Offences against the Sections 4, Any offence under the Dangerous Performances Acts, 1879 and 1897. Any other offence involving bodily injury to a child under the age of sixteen years. 48 & 49 Vict. c. 69. 42 & 43 Vict. c. 34. 60 & 61 Vict. c. 52. c 2 Sanitary regulations as to vessels. 59 & 60 Vict. c. 19. ABSTRACT OF THE ENACTMENTS. 1. Sanitary regulations as to vessels. An Act to enable Regulations to be made for carrying into effect conventions with respect to the prevention of danger arising to public health from vessels, and the prevention of the conveyance of infection by means of vessels. [15th August 1904. BE it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1.-(1) The power of making regulations under the Public Health Act, 1896, and the enactments mentioned in that Act, shall include the power of making regulations authorising measures to be taken for the prevention of danger arising to public health from vessels arriving at any port, and for the prevention of the conveyance of infection by means of any vessel sailing from any port, so far as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of carrying out any treaty, convention, arrangement, or engagement with any foreign country, and the regulations may in particular provide for the recovery of any expenses incurred in disinfection and of any charges authorised to be made by the regulations for the purpose of those regulations or any services performed thereunder, and also for any powers and duties under the regulations being executed and performed by local authorities : Provided that the regulations shall not be made except after consultation with the Board of Trade. (2) In the application of this Act to Scotland, Part IV. of the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 60 & 61 Vict. 1897, shall be substituted for the Public c. 38. Health Act, 1896. (3) This Act shall extend to the Isle of Man with the substitution of section eight of the Local Government Amendment Act (Isle of Man), 1897, for the Public Health Act, 1896. 2. This Act may be cited as the Public Short title. Health Act, 1904. A.D. 1904. CHAP. 17. Appropriation Act, 1904. A.D. 1904. Issue of out of the Consoli ABSTRACT OF THE ENACTMENTS. Grants out of Consolidated Fund. 1. Issue of 73,083,1641. out of the Consolidated Fund. Appropriation of Grants. 3. Appropriation of sums voted for supply services. 4. Treasury may, in certain cases of exigency, authorise expenditure unprovided for; provided 5. Sanction for navy and army expenditure for 1902-1903 unprovided for. 6. Declaration required in certain cases before receipt of sums appropriated. SCHEDULES. Most Gracious Sovereign, Grants out of Consolidated Fund. 1. The Treasury may issue out of the Con73,083,1647 solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and apply towards dated Fund. making good the supply granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand nine hundred and five, the sum of seventy-three million eighty-three thousand one hundred 2.-(1) The Treasury may borrow from any Power for person, by the issue of Treasury Bills or other- the Treawise, and the Bank of England and the Bank borrow. of Ireland may advance to the Treasury on the sury to (2) The date of payment of any Treasury Bills issued under this section shall be a date not later than the thirty-first day of March nineteen hundred and five, and section six of the Treasury Bills Act, 1877 (which relates 40 & 41 Vict. to the renewal of bills), shall not apply with c. 2. respect to those bills. (3) Any money borrowed otherwise than on Treasury Bills shall be repaid, with interest not exceeding five pounds per cent. per annum, out of the growing produce of the Consolidated Fund, at any period not later than the next succeeding quarter to that in which the money was borrowed. (4) Any money borrowed under this section shall be placed to the credit of the account of the Exchequer, and shall form part of the said Consolidated Fund, and be available in any manner in which such Fund is available. Appropriation of Grants. 3. All sums granted by this Act and the Appropriaother Act mentioned in Schedule (A.) annexed tion of sums to this Act out of the said Consolidated Fund supply ser voted for A.D. 1904. towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty, amounting, as appears by the said schedule, in the aggregate, to the sum of one hundred and sixteen million nine hundred and ten thousand five hundred and forty-one pounds are appropriated, and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Act mentioned in the said Schedule (A.), for the services and purposes expressed in Schedule (B.) annexed hereto. c. 24. The abstract of schedules and schedules annexed hereto, with the notes (if any) to such schedules, shall be deemed to be part of this Act in the same manner as if they had been contained in the body thereof. In addition to the sums hereby granted out of the Consolidated Fund, there may be applied out of any money directed under section 51 & 55 Vict. two of the Public Accounts and Charges Act, 1891, to be applied as appropriations in aid of the grants for the services and purposes specified in Schedule (B.) annexed hereto, the sums respectively set forth in the last column of the said schedule. Treasury may, in certain cases of exigency, authorise 4. If a necessity arise for incurring expenditure not provided for in the sums appropriated to naval and military services by this Act, and which it may be detrimental to the expenditure public service to postpone until provision can unprovided be made for it by Parliament in the usual course, the department entrusted with the control over the said service shall forthrate grants with make application in writing to the Treaservices and sury for their authority to defray temporarily for the army such expenditure out of any surpluses which respectively may have been or which may be effected by for; provided that the aggre for the navy services be not exceeded. the saving of expenditure upon votes within the same department, and in such application the department shall represent to the Treasury the circumstances which may render such additional expenditure necessary, and thereupon the Treasury may authorise the expenditure unprovided for as aforesaid to be temporarily defrayed out of any surpluses which may have been or which may be effected as aforesaid upon votes within the same department; and a statement showing all cases in which the naval and military departments have obtained the sanction of the Treasury to any expenditure not provided for in the respective votes aforesaid, accompanied by copies of the representations made to them by the said department, shall be laid before the House of Commons with the appropriation accounts of navy and army services for the A.D. 1904. year, in order that such proceedings may be submitted for the sanction of Parliament, and that provision may be made for the deficiencies upon the several votes for the said services in such manner as Parliament may determine. The Treasury shall not authorise any expenditure which may cause an excess upon the aggregate sums appropriated by this Act for naval services and for army services respectively. army expen. for. 5. Whereas the Treasury, under the powers Sanction for vested in them by the Appropriation Act, navy and 1902, and the Appropriation Act, 1903, diture for have authorised expenditure not provided for 1902-1903 in the sums appropriated by the said Acts to unprovided certain votes for naval and military services 2 Edw. 7. for the year ended on the thirty-first day of c. 27. March one thousand nine hundred and three 3 Edw. 7 to be temporarily defrayed out of surpluses effected by the saving of expenditure on other votes for naval and military services for the said year; viz., 1st. A sum of three hundred and sixty-five thousand seven hundred and forty-seven pounds thirteen shillings and elevenpence for navy services out of the unexpended balances of certain votes: 2nd. A sum of two million one hundred and sixty-seven thousand one hundred and fifteen pounds nineteen shillings and fourpence for army services out of the unexpended balances of certain votes: It is enacted that the application of the said sums is hereby sanctioned. c. 32. certain cases 6. A person shall not receive any part of a Declaration grant which may be made in pursuance of this requircases Act for half-pay or army, navy, or civil non- before reeffective services, until he has subscribed such ceipt of sums declaration as may from time to time be pre- priated. scribed by a warrant of the Treasury before one of the persons prescribed by such warrant. Provided that, whenever any such payment is made at more frequent intervals than once in a quarter, the Treasury may dispense with the production of more than one declaration in respect of each quarter. Any person who makes a declaration for the purpose of this section, knowing the same to be untrue in any material particular, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. appro 7. This Act may be cited for all purposes Short title as the Appropriation Act, 1904. |