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F1Ss. 36—55 repealed by Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49), s. 346, Sch. 3 Pt. IV
C1Pt. VI extended by Public Health Act 1961 (c. 64), s. 52(1)
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(5)When any part of the park or ground has been set apart by the local authority for the purpose of cricket, football or any other game or recreation, under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of the principal section, the local authority may charge reasonable sums for the use thereof for that purpose.
(6)Part VI. of the M1Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907, shall have effect as if the powers given to local authorities by this section were included amongst the powers given to local authorities by the principal section.
F1S. 56(1)—(4) repealed by Local Government Act 1948 (c. 26), Sch. 2, Pt. V
C1The “principal section” means Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907 (c. 53), s. 76
C2S. 56(5) excluded by Countryside Act 1968 (c. 41) s. 7(7)
M11907 c. 53.
F1Ss. 57—67 repealed by Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49), s. 346, Sch. 3, Pt. IV
F1Ss. 57—67 repealed by Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49), s. 346, Sch. 3, Pt. IV
F1S. 69 repealed by Physical Training and Recreation Act 1937 (c. 46), Sch.
F1Ss. 71, 72 repealed by Food and Drugs Act 1938 (c. 56), Sch. 4 Pt. I
F1S. 73 repealed by Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49), s. 346, Sch. 3, Pt. IV
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F1S. 74(1) repealed by Road Traffic Act 1930 (c. 43), Sch. 5
F2S. 74(2)(3) repealed by Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60, SIF 95), s. 121, Sch. 7 Pt. I
(1)The local authority may make byelaws for regulating the conduct of persons waiting in streets to enter public vehicles, and the priority of entry into such vehicles, and may by such byelaws require queues or lines to be formed and kept by such persons.
(2)The local authority may erect and maintain, or permit other persons to erect and maintain, in any street such barriers and posts as appear to the local authority to be necessary for the purposes of securing compliance with any such byelaws:
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(3)Nothing in subsection (2) of this section shall be construed as empowering the local authority to hinder the reasonable use of the street by the public, or to obstruct the access to or exit from any station or goods yard belonging to a railway company or to or from any premises belonging to the owners, trustees, or conservators, acting under powers conferred by Parliament, of any canal, inland navigation, dock or harbour, and used for the purposes of the canal, inland navigation, dock or harbour, nor shall any barrier or post be erected on any bridge carrying any street over a railway or the approaches thereto.
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F1S. 75(2) proviso repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30
F2S. 75(4) repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30
C1Function of confirming byelaws or regulations made under s. 75 now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.R. & O. 1946/1757, (Rev. XV, p. 112: 1946 I, p. 1012), art. 3(1) Sch.
C2S. 75 excluded (Greater London) by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 14 Pt. II para. 26; amended by ibid; Sch. 14 Pt. II para. 28
In any area within which the provisions of the M1Town Police Clauses Act 1847, with respect to hackney carriages are in force, those provisions and any byelaws of the local authority with respect to hackney carriages shall be as fully applicable in all respects to hackney carriages standing or plying for hire at any railway station or railway premises within such area, as if such railway station or railway premises were a stand for hackney carriages or a street:
Provided that—
(a)the provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle belonging to or used by any railway company for the purpose of carrying passengers and their luggage to or from any of their railway stations or railway premises, or to the driver or conductor of such vehicle;
(b)Nothing in this section shall empower the local authority to fix the site of the stand or starting place of any hackney carriage in any railway station or railway premises, or in any yard belonging to a railway company, except with the consent of that company.
C1Power to extend or exclude section 76 conferred by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 14 Pt. II para. 25; excluded (Greater London) by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 14 Pt. II para. 26 and S.I. 1973/686, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
M11847 c. 89.
F1S. 78 repealed by Public Health Act 1936 (c. 49), s. 346, Sch. 3 Pt. IV
F1S. 79 repealed by Local Government Act 1933 (c. 51), Sch. 11 Pt. IV
F1S. 80 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975 (c. 10), Sch. Pt. VIII
Public Health Act 1925