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13. Commissioners to cause a map of the district within the limits of the special Act to be made, and to be open to inspection
14. Ordnance may furnish commissioners with maps, or cause surveys to be made
15. Level lines to be marked on map, and bench marks to be made for denoting the same
16. Commissioners may cause maps to be engraved, &c., and pay expences out of rates
17. Commissioners to cause plans to be prepared of alterations of new works or alterations of existing works
18. Before giving notice of construction of works, plans to be prepared and deposited in the office of the commissioners
19. The taking of lands to be subject to the provisions of this Act and the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845
20. Errors and omissions in plans, &c. may be corrected by justices, who shall certify the same. Certificate to be deposited
21. Commissioners to make compensation for damage done. If parties cannot agree as to compensation, the same to be determined in manner provided by 7 & 8 Vict. c. 18
22. Management of sewers and other works vested in the commissioners
23. Drainage districts to be formed, subject to approval of inspector
24. Power to commissioners to construct sewers where none exist, making compensation to owners of property
26. Commissioners not to destroy existing sewers, &c. without providing others. Penalty for neglect
27. Commissioners to cause estimates to be prepared and submitted to the inspector
28. As to the expence of making new sewers.Where lands, &c. were sufficiently drained before making new sewer, occupier to have a reduction made in his rates
31. Vaults and cellars under streets not to be made without the consent of the commissioners
34. Sewers may be used by owners and occupiers of land beyond limits of town or district
35. Commissioners empowered to construct drains from houses, charging owner, &c. with the expence
36. No house to be hereafter built without drains being constructed
37. Where houses are rebuilt, the level shall be sufficient to allow a drain to be constructed
38. Notice of buildings and rebuildings to be given to the commissioners
39. Commissioners may signify disapproval within fourteen days
40. Houses built without notice, or contrary to provisions of this or the special Act, may be altered
41. If commissioners fail to signify their approval, &c. within fourteen days, parties may proceed without
42. Commissioners may require owners of houses to provide privies and ashpits for the same
44. Drains, privies, and cesspools to be kept in good order by owners.If owners neglect, commissioners may cause the same to be done, and charge the owners with the expence
46. Penalty on persons making or altering drains, &c. contrary to the orders of the commissioners
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53. Where public streets have not heretofore been paved, commissioners may cause them to be paved, at the expence of the occupiers of adjoining lands
55. Commissioners, upon completion of two thirds of any street, may upon application require remaining one third to be completed by owners of houses
56. Penalty on persons altering pavements without the consent of the commissioners
57. Notice of intention to lay out new streets to be given to commissioners
59. If the commissioners fail to fix the level, the party may proceed without
60. Persons laying out streets without notice to be liable to the expences of subsequent alterations of levels
61. Situation of gas and water pipes to be altered at the expence of the commissioners
62. If gas or water company neglect to make the alteration, the commissioners may cause the same to be done
Ruinous or dangerous buildings
75. Ruinous or dangerous buildings to be taken down or secured by owners, &c. If owner, &c. neglect to repair, commissioners may cause the same to be done, charging owner, &c. with the expences
77. If owner cannot be found, commissioners may take the house or ground, making compensation provided by 7 & 8 Vict. c. 18
78. Commissioners may sell the materials, restoring to the owner the overplus arising from the sale
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87. Commissioners to cause streets to be cleansed, and dust and ashes to be removed from the houses
88. Occupiers to cause footways to be swept. Penalty for neglect
91. Commissioners may provide lands, &c. for deposit of soil and materials
93. Commissioners may cause public conveniences to be erected
94. Commissioners to cause streets to be watered, and wells, pumps, &c. to be provided
98. Penalty for conveying offensive matter at improper times
99. Stagnant pools of water and other annoyances to be removed
101. On certificate of the officer of health, filth to be removed
102. Houses to be whitewashed and purified, on certificate of officer of health, &c
103. No interment in any grave without leaving two feet six inches clear of soil above the coffin
106. Commissioners to order costs of prosecutions to be paid out of the rates
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110. Regulating construction of buildings intended as places for public meetings. No person to begin to build until plan has been approved by commissioners
111. If commissioners fail to signify their approval of plan within fourteen days, party may proceed to build
112. Persons may appeal against determination of commissioners
113. Cellars in courts not to be occupied as dwellings, after letting prohibited
114. No cellars under the height of seven feet from the floor to the ceiling to be let as dwellings
121. Power to commissioners to construct public cisterns and pumps for supply of water to baths and wash-houses. Commissioners not to construct such new works without approval
123. For ascertaining price to be paid for water in case of dispute
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126. No new slaughter-houses in future to be erected without a licence
128. Commissioners may make byelaws for regulation of slaughter-houses, &c
129. Justice may suspend licence of slaughter-houses, &c. in addition to penalty imposed
130. Penalty for slaughtering cattle during suspension of licence, &c
132. As to certain matters authorized to be done by the commissioners by special order only
133. Final resolution not to be carried into effect for one month, nor then if a majority of the ratepayers remonstrate against the same
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142. Application to be made to Parliament if additional powers necessary
146. As to service of notice on owners and occupiers of buildings and lands
147. Commissioners, in default of owner or occupier, may execute works and recover expences
148. Occupier, in default of owner, may execute works, and deduct expences from his rent
150. Power to levy charges on occupier who may deduct the same from his rent
151. Occupier not to be liable for more than the amount of rent due
152. Commissioners may allow time for repayment by owners of improvement expences
153. Proceedings in case of tenants opposing the execution of this Act
157. Where new sewers are made commissioners may make special sewer rates
158. Commissioners to make a general sewer rate distinct from other rates
159. Commissioners may borrow money by mortgage of sewer rates
160. Sewer rate to be of such amount as to pay off monies borrowed thereon in thirty years
161. Cases where rates may be charged upon separate and distinct districts
164. Occupiers may deduct a proportion of drainage rate from their rent
165. Landlords being also tenants, may deduct proportion of drainage rate from their rent
167. Rates to be levied on persons holding, using, or occupying houses, &c. Proportion to be paid by holders of lands, nursery grounds, &c
170. Commissioners to cause estimates to be prepared before making a rate
173. Rate to be open to inspection of ratepayers, who may take copies, &c
175. Value of property to be ascertained according to poor rate
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179. Owner of property unoccupied to be assessed to the sewer rate
180. Unoccupied premises to be included in the rates; and if the premises are afterwards occupied, a portion of rates to be paid
181. Owners of property not exceeding 10l. per annum net annual value to pay rates instead of occupier
185. Persons aggrieved may appeal to petty sessions on the ground of incorrectness, &c. of valuation.Their decision to be final unless appealed from to quarter sessions
186. Parties may appeal to the quarter sessions against a rate
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188. No order of special sessions to be in force pending appeal
189. On appeal, the quarter sessions and petty sessions to have same power of amending and quashing rates, and of awarding costs, as in appeals against poor rates
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192. Form of warrant of distress. Constables to assist in making distress
194. Remedy against persons quitting before payment of rates
197. Occupier not to be required to pay more than the amount of rent owing by him
198. Occupier refusing to give name of owner liable to a penalty
199. Surveyors of highways may proceed for the recovery of arrears of highway rates
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Recovery of damages and penalties
210. Clauses of 8 & 9 Vict. c. 20., as to recovery of damages and penalties incorporated with this and special Act, &c
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An Act for consolidating in One Act certain Provisions usually contained in Acts for paving, draining, cleansing, lighting, and improving Towns.
[21st June 1847]
C1Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)
C2References to Ireland to be construed as exclusive of Republic of Ireland: S. R. & O. 1923/405 (Rev. X, p. 298: 1923, p. 400), art. 2
C3This Act is not necessarily in the form in which it has effect in Northern Ireland
Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847