Public Health (Drainage of Trade Premises) Act 1937

1937 CHAPTER 40 1 Edw 8 and 1 Geo 6

An Act to amend the law with respect to the discharge of trade effluents into public sewers of local authorities.

[1st July 1937]

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C1 Act amended by Radioactive Substances Act 1960 (c. 34), s. 9(1)(2)(a), Sch. 1 Pt.I para. 5; explained by Public Health Act 1961 (c. 64), s. 69(1); extended by Public Health Act 1961 (c. 64), s. 66(2)

C2 Power to extend Act conferred by New Towns Act 1965 (c. 59), s. 34(3) and Public Health Act 1961 (c. 64), s. 64

C3 Act modified by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 74(1) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 13(1)(b)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

C4 Act amended by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 69, Sch. 8 para. 1(2)(c) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 13(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Commencement Information

I1 Act partly in force at Royal Assent and wholly in force at 1.7.1938 by s. 15(3) (now repealed)

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F1 S. 1 repealed (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3 Pt. I (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)

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Textual Amendments

F2 S. 2 repealed (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3, Pt.I (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)

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F3 S. 3 repealed (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3, Pt.I (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)

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Textual Amendments

F4 S. 4(1)–(3) repealed by Control of Pollution Act 1974 (c. 40), Sch. 4

F5 S. 4(4) repealed by Water Act 1973 (c. 37), Sch. 9

F6 S. 4(5) repealed (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3, Pt. I (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C5 S. 4 amended by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 69, Sch. 8 para. 3(2)(b) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 13(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

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Textual Amendments

F7 Ss. 5, 6 repealed by Public Health Act 1961 (c. 64), Sch. 5 Pt. II

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Textual Amendments

F8 S. 7 repealed (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3, Pt. I (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)

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F9 S. 7A repealed (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3, Pt.I (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)

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F10 S. 8 repealed by Public Health Act 1961 (c. 64), Sch. 5 Pt. II

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Textual Amendments

F11 S. 9 repealed (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3, Pt.I (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)

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Textual Amendments

F12 S. 10 repealed (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3, Pt.I (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)

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Textual Amendments

F13 S. 11 repealed by Control of Pollution Act 1974 (c. 40), Sch. 4

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(1) [F14 The Secretary of State], upon application made to him by any [F15 water authority] or by the owner or occupier of trade premises within the [F15 area] of that [F15 water authority], may by order make such amendments or adaptations of any local Act relating to the [F15 water authority] as appear to him to be necessary for the purpose of bringing the provisions of that Act into conformity with the provisions of this Act.

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(3) The following provisions shall have effect in relation to any order under this section:—

(a) [F14 the Secretary of State] shall, as soon as may be after the making of the order, cause to be published in the London Gazette and in such other manner as he thinks best adapted for informing persons affected, a notice of the making of the order, specifying the place where copies of the order may be obtained and stating that the order will become final and come into operation unless, within such period not being less than thirty days as may be specified in the said notice, notice of objection to the order is given to [F14 the Secretary of State] by some person affected by the order;

(b) if no such notice of objection has been given within the period aforesaid, or if every objection of which notice has been so given has been withdrawn, the order shall come into operation at the end of the said period or on such date thereafter as may be specified in the order, but if such notice of objection has been so given and the objection has not been withdrawn, the order shall have no effect until confirmed by Parliament;

(c) where, by virtue of the preceding provisions of this subsection, the order can have no effect until confirmed by Parliament, the order shall be deemed to be a provisional order for the purposes of [F17 paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) and subsection (6) of section 240 of the M1 Local Government Act 1972].

(4) Any power under this section to make an order shall be construed as including a power, exerciseable in the like manner and subject to the like conditions, to vary or revoke the order.

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Textual Amendments

F14 Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1951/142 (1951 I, p. 1348), arts. 3(1), 5(2), Sch. Pt. I, 1951/1900 (1951 I, p. 1347), (W.) 1965/319, arts. 2(1), 10(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I, (E.) 1970/1681, arts. 2(1), 6(3)

F15 Words substituted by virtue of Water Act 1973 (c. 37), s. 14(2)

F16 S. 12(2) repealed by Water Act 1973 (c. 37), Sch. 9

F17 Words substituted by virtue of Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), s. 272(2)

F18 Ss. 12(5), 15(3) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C6 S. 12 saved (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 2(4)(b), 4(2)

C7 S. 12(1) explained by Public Health Act 1961 (c. 64), s. 69(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 1972 c. 70.

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Textual Amendments

F19 S. 13 repealed (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3, Pt.I (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)

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Textual Amendments

F20 S. 14 repealed (1.12.1991) by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60, SIF 130), ss. 3(1), 4(2), Sch. 3, Pt. I (with Sch. 2 paras. 10, 14(1), 15)

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(1) This Act may be cited as the Public Health (Drainage of Trade Premises) Act 1937; and the principal Act and this Act may be cited together as the Public Health Acts 1936 and 1937.

(2) This Act shall not extend to Scotland, Northern Ireland . . . F21

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Textual Amendments

F21 Words repealed by London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), Sch. 18 Pt. II

F22 Ss. 12(5), 15(3) repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1950 (c. 6)

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Textual Amendments

F23 Sch. repealed by Public Health Act 1961 (c.64), Sch. 5 Pt. II