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any woman omits to give the said notices or any of them, or knowingly or wilfully
makes or causes or procures any other person to make any false statement
in any such notice she shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine not
exceeding five pounds.
11.—Any woman who procures or attempts to procure a certificate under
this Act by making or producing, or causing to be made or produced, any false
and fraudulent declaration, certificate or representation, either in writing or
otherwise, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall on conviction thereof be
liable to be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, for any term not
exceeding twelve months.
12.—Any person wilfully making or causing to be made any falsification in
any matter relating to the roll of midwives shall be guilty of misdemeanour,
and shall be liable to be imprisoned with or without hard labour for any term
not exceeding twelve months.
13.—Any offences under this Act punishable on summary conviction may be
prosecuted by the local supervising authority.
The expenses of any such prosecution shall be defrayed by the Council of the
County or County Borough in which the prosecution takes place.
14.—Where any woman deems herself aggrieved by any determination of any
court of Summary Jurisdiction under this Act, such woman may appeal therefrom
to the Court of Quarter Sessions.
15.—Any expenses under this Act payable by the Council of a County or
County Borough shall be defrayed out of the County Fund or out of the Borough
Fund or Borough Rate, as the case may be.
16.—Nothing in this Act respecting midwives shall apply to legally qualified
medical practitioners.
THE CREMATION ACT, 1903.
This Act makes all the provisions of the Burial Acts which refer to the provision
of a burial ground, applicable also to the provisions of crematoria; it also
applies, for similar purposes, the provisions of the Public Health (Interments)
Act, 1879.
It further enacts that no crematorium shall be constructed nearer than 200
yards to any dwelling house except by consent in writing of the owner, lessee
and occupier of such house, nor within 50 yards of any public highway nor in
the consecrated part of the burial ground of any burial authority.
The regulations as to the maintenance and inspection of the crematoria and
all details as to the burning of the body, the disposal of the ashes and a variety
of details are to be settled by the Secretary of State.