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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
BYE-LAWS.
Made by the Board of Works for the Hackney District, being the
Sanitary Authority for the said District, with respect to the
CLEANSING OF CISTERNS.
Interpretation of Terms.
1. Throughout these byelaws the expression "Sanitary Authority"
means the Board of Works for the Hackney District.
For securing the Cleanliness and Freedom from Pollution
of Tanks, Cisterns, and other Receptacles used for
storing of Water used or likely to be used by Man for
Drinking ob domestic Purposes, ob fob manufactdbing
Dbink fob the Use of Man.
Cleaning of
Cisterns, &c.
for storing of
Water.
2. The Owner of any premises who shall provide thereon a tank,
cistern, or other receptacle to be used for storing of water used or likely
to be used by man for drinking or domestic purposes,or for manufacturing
drink for the use of man, shall cause the same to be so constructed and
placed that it may conveniently be cleansed.
3. The Owner of any premises on which a tank, cistern, or other
receptacle not provided by the occupier of such premises is used for
storing of water used or likely to be used by man for drinking or
domestic purposes, or for manufacturing drink for the use of man, shall
cause every such tank, cistern, or other receptacle which is erected
outside a building, or which being erected inside a building, is not placed
in a suitable chamber, or otherwise constructed or placed so as to prevent
the pollution of the water therein, to be provided with a proper cover.
4. The occupier of any premises on which a tank, cistern, or other
receptacle is used for storing of water used or likely to be used by man
for drinking or domestic purposes, or for manufacturing drink for the
use of man, shall empty and cleanse the same, or cause the same to be
emptied and cleansed, onre at least in every six months, and at such
other times as may be necessary to keep the same in a cleanly state
and free from pollution.
He shall cause every such tank, cistern or other receptacle which
is erected outside a building, or which, being erected inside a building,
is not placed in a suitable chamber, or otherwise constructed or placed
so as to prevent the pollution of the water therein, to be kept at all times
properly covered. Provided that in every case where any tank, cistern,
or other receptacle, used for storing of water used or likely to be used