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CLEANSING OF PERSONS ACT 1897
CLEANSING OF PERSONS ACT 1897 - LONG TITLE
An Act to permit [{1}District Councils] to provide Cleansing and
Disinfection for Persons infested with Vermin.
[6th August 1897]
Power to district councils to provide cleansing, &c. for persons
infested with vermin.
CLEANSING OF PERSONS ACT 1897 - SECT 1
1. ... Any [district council] shall have the power, when in their
discretion they shall see fit, to permit any person who shall apply
to the said [council], on the ground that he is infested with
vermin, to have the use, free of charge, of the apparatus (if any)
which the [council] possess for cleansing the person and his
clothing from vermin ...
[District councils] may expend any reasonable sum on buildings,
appliances, and attendants that may be required for the carrying out
of this Act, and ...
CLEANSING OF PERSONS ACT 1897 - SECT 4
Application to Ireland.
4. In the application of this Act to Ireland,
[(1)"district council" means a council established under the Local
Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972;]
Para.(2) rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/285
(3)A [district council] shall not purchase or erect buildings for
the purposes of this Act without the consent of the Local
Government Board for Ireland.
CLEANSING OF PERSONS ACT 1897 - SECT 5
Short title.
5. This Act may be cited as the Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897.