A local authority or port health authority, on being informed that any person on a canal boat within their district is suffering from an infectious disease, shall cause such steps to be taken for preventing the spread of the disease as they consider to be necessary, and for that purpose may exercise any of the powers in relation to the prevention of infection conferred upon them by this Act or, as the case may be, by the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, including powers for procuring the removal to hospital of persons suffering from infectious disease, and may also, if need be, detain the boat, but not for any longer period than is necessary for cleansing and disinfecting it.
Section 254: Infectious disease on canal boats.
Public Health Act 1936 · 1936 c. 49View on legislation.gov.uk
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Part X: Canal Boats.
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