Introductory Text
PART I Administrative Provisions
General administration
1.Authorities administering Act
Port health districts and authorities
2.Port health districts and authorities
3.Jurisdiction and powers of port health authority
4.General provisions as to orders constituting port health districts and authorities
5.Financial provisions as to port health authorities
Port of London
6.Extent of Port of London
7.Port health district and authority for Port of London
8.Supplementary provisions as to London port health district
Inland and coastal waters
9.Vessels in inland or coastal waters
PART II Control of Disease
General
10.Notifiable diseases
11.Cases of notifiable disease and food poisoning to be reported
12.Fees for certificates under s. 11
13.Regulations for control of certain diseases
14.Application of s. 13 to aerodromes
15.Contravention of regulations under s. 13
16.Power of local authority to direct that other diseases notifiable
17.Exposure of persons and articles liable to convey notifiable disease
18.Information to be furnished by occupier in case of notifiable disease or food poisoning
19.Trading etc. by person with notifiable disease
20.Stopping of work to prevent spread of disease
Children
21.Exclusion from school of child liable to convey notifiable disease
22.List of day pupils at school having case of notifiable disease
23.Exclusion of children from places of entertainment or assembly
Infected articles
24.Infected articles not to be taken or sent to be washed or cleaned
25.Library books
26.Infectious matter not to be placed in dustbins
27.Provision of disinfecting stations
Infected premises
28.Prohibition of certain work on premises where notifiable disease exists
29.Letting of house or room after recent case of notifiable disease
30.Duty on ceasing to occupy house after recent case of notifiable disease
31.Disinfection of premises
32.Removal of person from infected house
Public conveyances
33.Use of public conveyance by person with notifiable disease
34.Duty of owner, driver or conductor of public conveyance
Infectious persons
35.Medical examination
36.Medical examination of group of persons believed to comprise carrier of notifiable disease
37.Removal to hospital of person with notifiable disease
38.Detention in hospital of person with notifiable disease
Common lodging-houses
39.Keeper of common lodging-house to notify case of infectious disease
40.Medical examination of inmates of common lodging-house
41.Removal to hospital of inmate of common lodging-house with notifiable disease
42.Closure of common lodging-house on account of notifiable disease
Death of person suffering from notifiable disease
43.Person dying in hospital with notifiable disease
44.Isolation of body of person dying with notifiable disease
45.Restriction of wakes
PART III Disposal of Dead Bodies
46.Burial and cremation
47.Regulations about dead bodies
48.Removal of body to mortuary or for immediate burial
PART IV Canal Boats
49.Regulations as to canal boats
50.Power to enter and inspect canal boats
51.Duties of local authorities and port health authorities under Part IV
52.Prosecution of offences under Part IV
53.Interpretation of Part IV
PART V Miscellaneous
54.Instruction about health and disease
55.Inducements offered by dealers in rags and old clothes
56.Tents, vans, sheds and similar structures
PART VI General
57.General provision for compensation
58.Form of notices and other documents
59.Authentication of documents
60.Service of notices and other documents
61.Power to enter premises
62.Supplementary provisions as to entry
63.Penalty for obstructing execution of Act
64.Restriction on right to prosecute
65.Daily penalties for continuing offences
66.Inclusion of several sums in one complaint
67.Applications to, and appeals from, magistrates' courts
68.Judges and justices not to be disqualified by liability to rates
69.Protection from personal liability
70.Local inquiries
71.Default powers of Secretary of State
72.Cumulative effect of Act
73.Crown property
74.Interpretation
75.Inner Temple and Middle Temple
76.Isle of Man and Channel Islands
77.Transitional provisions and savings
78.Amendments and repeals
79.Short title, commencement and extent
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Transitional Provisions and Savings
Port health districts and port health authorities
1.Any area and any body which immediately before the commencement...
2.(1) No repeal contained in this Act shall affect the...
Notifiable diseases
3.(1) Notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of section 147...
Unlawful expenditure
4.In relation to— (a) accounts of a local authority, port...
Amendment and repeal of Acts etc.
5.Any power that is exercisable by virtue of—
6.Sections 252 and 254 of the Local Government Act 1972...
SCHEDULE 2
Consequential Amendments
Public Health Act 1936
1.In section 6(1) of the Public Health Act 1936, after...
2.In section 247 of that Act, after "thereunder," there shall...
3.In section 326(1) of that Act, after " 1875," there...
4.In section 327(1) of that Act, after "this Act" there...
5.In section 343(1) of that Act, in the definition of...
Local Authority Social Services Act 1970
6.In Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act...
National Health Service Act 1977
7.In paragraph 13(1)(b) of Schedule 14 to the National Health...
Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980
8.There shall be inserted at the end of section 159(1)...
SCHEDULE 3
Repeals
TABLE OF DERIVATIONS