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        Public Health Act 1875 (c.55)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part I
        Preliminary
        1. Short title.
        2. Extent of Act.
        3. . . .
        4. Definitions.
        Part II
        5. . . .
        6. . . .
        7-9. . . .
        10, 11. . . .
        12. . . .
        Part III
        SANITARY PROVISIONS
        13-25. . . .
        26. . . .
        27-50. . . .
        Water Supply
        51-65. . . .
        66. . . .
        67. . . .
        Provisions for Protection of Water
        68. Penalty for causing water to be corrupted by gas washings.
        69. . . .
        70-115. . . .
        116-119. . . .
        120-143. . . .
        Part IV LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONS
        Highways and Streets
        144. . . .
        145. . . .
        146, 147. . . .
        148. . . .
        Regulation of Streets and Buildings
        149-152. . . .
        153. Power to require gas and water pipes to be moved.
        154, 155. . . .
        156. . . .
        157, 158. . . .
        159. . . .
        160. Incorporation of certain provisions of 10 & 11 Vict. c. 34.
        Lighting Streets, &c.
        161. Powers of urban authority for lighting their district.
        162. . . .
        163. . . .
        Public Pleasure Grounds, &c.
        164. Urban authority may provide places of public recreation.
        165. Urban authority may provide public clocks.
        166-170. . . .
        Police Regulations
        171. Incorporation of certain provisions of 10 & 11 Vict. c. 89.
        172. . . .
        Part V GENERAL PROVISIONS
        173, 174. . . .
        175-178. . . .
        Arbitration
        179. Mode of reference to arbitration.
        180. Regulations as to arbitration.
        181. Claims under twenty pounds may be referred to court of summary jurisdiction.
        Byelaws
        182. . . .
        183. Power to impose penalties on breach of byelaws.
        184. Confirmation of byelaws.
        185-187. . . .
        188. As to regulations of local authority.
        189-200. . . .
        201. . . .
        202, 203. . . .
        204. . . .
        205. . . .
        206. . . .
        Part VI RATING AND BORROWING POWERS, &c.
        Expenses of Urban Authority and Urban Rates
        General Provisions as to Urban Rates
        207-210. . . .
        211. . . .
        212. . . .
        213-215. . . .
        216, 217. . . .
        218-223. . . .
        224. . . .
        225, 226. . . .
        227. . . .
        228. Quota of rates to be paid by the Universities, &c.
        229. . . .
        230, 231. . . .
        232. . . .
        233. . . .
        234. . . .
        235. . . .
        236-239. . . .
        240, 241. . . .
        242, 243. . . .
        244. . . .
        245-247. . . .
        248. . . .
        249, 250. . . .
        Part VII LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
        Prosecution of Offences and Recovery of Penalties, &c.
        251. Summary proceedings for offences, penalties, &c.
        252. . . .
        253. . . .
        254. . . .
        255. . . .
        256, 257. . . .
        258. Justices may act though members of local authority or liable to contribute.
        259, 260. . . .
        261. Demands below 50L. may be recovered in county court.
        262. . . .
        263. . . .
        264. . . .
        265. Protection of local authority and their officers from personal liability.
        Notices
        266. Notices, &c. may be printed or written.
        267. Service of notices.
        268. . . .
        Appeal
        269. Appeal to quarter sessions.
        Part VIII ALTERATION OF AREAS AND UNION OF DISTRICTS
        270. . . .
        271-274. . . .
        275. . . .
        276. . . .
        277. . . .
        278. . . .
        Union of Districts
        279-284. . . .
        285. Power to execute works in adjoining districts, and to combine for execution of works.
        286. . . .
        287-290. . . .
        291. . . .
        292. . . .
        Part IX LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD
        Inquiries by Board
        293, 294. . . .
        295. Orders of Board under this Act.
        296. . . .
        Provisional Orders by Board
        297. As to provisional orders made by Local Government Board.
        298. Costs of provisional orders.
        299-302. . . .
        Powers of Board in relation to Local Acts, &c.
        303. Power to repeal and alter local Acts.
        304. . . .
        Part X MISCELLANEOUS AND TEMPORARY PROVISIONS
        Miscellaneous
        305. Entry on lands for purposes of Act.
        306. Penalty on obstructing execution of Act.
        307. . . .
        308. Compensation in case of damage by local authority.
        309. . . .
        310, 311. . . .
        312. . . .
        313. . . .
        314, 315. . . .
        316. As to construction of incorporated Acts.
        317. . . .
        318. . . .
        319, 320. . . .
        321. . . .
        322. . . .
        323. . . .
        324, 325. . . .
        Part XI SAVING CLAUSES AND REPEAL OF ACTS
        Saving Clauses
        326. . . .
        327. Saving for works and property of certain authorities, and for navigation and water rights, &c.
        328. Reference to arbitration in case of works not within preceding section.
        329. Effect of arbitration.
        330-337. . . .
        338. . . .
        339. . . .
        340. Saving for proceedings under local Acts.
        341. Powers of Act to be cumulative.
        342. . . .
        Repeal of Acts
        343. Repeal of Acts in schedule V.
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE I . . .
        SCHEDULE II . . .
        SCHEDULE III . . .
        SCHEDULE IV. . .
        SCHEDULE V
        Part I . . .
        Part II . . .
        Part III

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