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Authority to institute periodical house-to-house inspections
for the discovery of nuisances and the other purposes of the
Act. For by Section 1 it enacts, "that it shall be the duty
of every Sanitary Authority to cause to be made, from time
to time, inspections of their district" for the purposes
named; and by Section 40 it is enacted that they may
examine any of the sanitary arrangements upon any
premises within their district, after 24 hours notice has been
served, or, in case of emergency, without notice. Further,
Section 115 gives to Sanitary Authorities power, for the
purposes of the Act, to examine or enter any premises or
structures by any member of the Authority, or by any
officers or persons authorised by them, either generally or in
any particular case, on condition that the person so claiming
the right to enter shall, if required, produce some written
authorization properly authenticated. The hours during
which entry may be made are from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., and in
the case of manufactories whenever work is going on.
NUISANCES WHICH MAY BE DEALT WITH
SUMMARILY.
Certain nuisances, which are enumerated, may be dealt
with summarily by the Sanitary Authority. They are as
follows:—
(a.) Any premises in such a state as to be a nuisance,
or injurious, or dangerous to health.
(b.) Any pool, ditch, gutter, water-course, cistern,
water-closet, earth-closet, privy, urinal, cesspool, drain,
dung-pit, or ash-pit in such a state as to be a nuisance, &c.