Public Health Act 1875

166 Urban authority may provide markets.

Where an urban authority are a local board or improvement commissioners they shall have power, with the consent of the owners and ratepayers of their district, expressed by resolution passed in manner provided by schedule III. to this Act, and where the urban authority are a town council they shall have power, with the consent of two thirds of their number, to do the following things, or any of them, within their district:

• To provide a market place, and construct a market house and other conveniences, for the purpose of holding markets :

• To provide houses and places for weighing carts :

• To make convenient approaches to such market :

• To provide all such matters and things as may be necessary for the convenient use of such market :

• To purchase or take on lease land, and public or private rights in markets and tolls for any of the foregoing purposes :

• To take stallages rents and tolls in respect of the use by any person of such market :

But no market shall be established in pursuance of this section so as to interfere with any rights powers or privileges enjoyed within the district by any person without his consent.