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Whereas We, the Local Government Board, by a General Order dated the
9th day o£ November, 1896, in the exercise of the powers conferred upon Us
by the Public Health Act, 1875, the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and
the Public Health Act, 1896, and of every other power enabling Us in that
behalf, made certain Regulations (hereinafter referred to as "the Regulations "),
with a view to the treatment of persons affected with Cholera, Yellow Fever,
or Plague, and for the prevention of the spread of such diseases ;
And whereas by Article 25 of the Regulations it is provided as follows :—
" Article 25.—The Master of every ship infected with Cholera,
" Yellow Fever, or Plague shall, when within three miles of the coast
" of any part of England or Wales, cause to be hoisted at the
" masthead, or where best seen, a large flag of yellow and black, borne
" quarterly, and shall keep the same displayed during the whole of the
" time between sunrise and sunset, and no person (other than an
" Officer of Customs or a person acting in the execution of this Order)
" shall leave such ship until after such visit of the Officer of Customs
" as is mentioned in Article 2, or until after the visit of the Medical
" Officer of Health in pursuance of Article 8."
And whereas by an Order dated the 24th day of April, 1897 (hereinafter
referred to as " the Gloucester Regulations "), and by another Order dated the
30th day of August, 1897 (hereinafter referred to as "the Manchester
Regulations"), made by Us in the exercise of the powers before referred to.
We rescinded the Regulations, so far as the same related to the Ports of
Gloucester and Manchester, and to ships bound thereto as therein mentioned,
and made Regulations with regard to those Ports respectively and to such
ships, and by Article XIX. of the Gloucester Regulations, and Article XVIII.
of the Manchester Regulations, with regard to the signal to be hoisted by
ships bound to the Ports of Gloucester and Manchester respectively, and
infected with Cholera, Yellow Fever, or Plague, made provision similar to
that made by the above-cited Article 25 of the Regulations ;
And whereas it is expedient that further provision as hereinafter
mentioned should be made with respect to the signals to be hoisted by the
Master of every ship infected with Cholera, Yellow Fever, or Plague, and the
Board of Trade have signified their consent in the matter :
Now Therefore, in pursuance of the powers conferred upon Us by the
Acts aforesaid, and of every power enabling Us in that behalf, We do, by
this Our Order, make the following Regulations, and We declare that the
same shall be duly enforced and executed :—
Article I.—The Regulations shall apply and have effect as if for
Article 25 of the Regulations the following Article were substituted, that
is to say :—
" Article 25.—The Master of every ship infected with Cholera,
" Yellow Fever, or Plague shall, when the ship is within three miles