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APPENDIX J.
25,963 (28th August, 1890.)
Cholera Regulations : Ports.
(General.)
Do all Port Sanitary Authorities ;—
To all other Sanitary Authorities as herein defined;—
To the Queen's Harbour Masters of Dockyard Ports;—
To all Officers of Customs;—
To all Medical Officers of Health of the Sanitary Authorities
aforesaid;—
To all Masters of Ships;—
To all Pilots;—
And to all others whom it may concern.
WHEREAS We, the Local Government Board, are empowered by
Section 130 of the Public Health Act, 1875, from time to tune, to make, alter,
and revoke such Regulations as to us may seem fit, with a view to the
treatment of persons affected with Cholera, and preventing the spread of
Cholera, as well on the seas, rivers, and waters of the United Kingdom, and
on the high seas within three miles of the coasts thereof, as on land; and may
declare by what Authority or Authorities such Regulations shall be enforced
and executed ;
And whereas by Section 2 of the Public Health Act, 1889, it is enacted
that Regulations of the Local Government Board made in relation to Cholera
and Choleraic Diarrhoea, in pursuance of Section 130 of the Public Health
Act, 1875, may provide for such Regulations being enforced and executed by
the Officers of Customs, as well as by other Authorities and Officers, and
without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by the said
Section, may provide for the detention of vessels and of persons on board
vessels, and for the duties to be performed by Pilots, Masters of Vessels, and
other persons on board vessels ; provided that the Regulations, so far as they
apply to the Officers of Customs, shall be subject to the consent of the
Commissioners of her Majesty's Customs ;
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