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Section 3: Jurisdiction, powers, and &c. of port health authority.

Public Health Act 1936 · 1936 c. 49View on legislation.gov.uk

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Part I: Local Administration.

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An order constituting a port health district—

shall confer on the port health authority jurisdiction over all waters within the area to which the order relates, and also over the whole of the district of any such riparian authority as may be specified in the order, or such part of any such district as may be so specified; and
may assign to the port health authority any of the functions, rights and liabilities of a local authority under any enactment contained in this Act, or any unrepealed enactment contained in the Public Health Acts, 1875 to 1932.

The provisions of sections one hundred and eight to one hundred and ten of the Local Government Act, 1933, as adapted and set out in the First Schedule to this Act, shall have effect with respect to the medical officer of health and sanitary inspector of a port health district.

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