The Public Health Act establishes a statutory framework for sanitation, buildings, sewerage and sewage disposal, drains, sanitary conveniences, refuse removal, scavenging, water supply, prevention of nuisances, infectious disease control, public bathing, lodging houses, public highways, rating and valuation, and general enforcement. The Act assigns extensive duties and powers to the Government, including provision and maintenance of public sewers, regulation of buildings and drainage, removal of refuse, cleansing of public areas and control of conditions prejudicial to health. The Act contains provisions that regulate sewerage systems and prohibits the discharge into public sewers of materials likely to injure sewers, interfere with treatment, cause nuisance, endanger health or pollute the aquatic environment. It establishes rules on potable water, waterworks, prevention of water waste, fouling of water, importation of water, and public bathing water quality. It also addresses waste management, including house and trade refuse, unauthorised dumping, hazardous waste, waste licensing, waste management plans, waste prevention programmes, waste batteries and accumulators, transfrontier shipment of waste and application of the waste hierarchy. The Act further regulates statutory nuisances, offensive trades, smoke, noise, filthy or verminous premises, animal keeping where prejudicial to health, notification and prevention of infectious diseases, disinfection, removal of infected persons, control of rats and mice, vaccination-related matters, public sanitary conveniences, common lodging houses and public amenities. It establishes inspection powers, notices, appeals, offences, penalties, recovery of expenses, powers of entry, obstruction offences and liability of bodies corporate.
(المملكة المتحدة) جبل طارق · 1950-03-30