Merton and Morden Urban District Council Act 1936
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1936 c. cxv |
| Year | 1936 |
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GEO.
5.
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Merton and Morden
[Ch.
cxv.]
1
EDW.
8.1
Urban District
Council
Act,
1936.
A
CHAPTER
cxv.
An
Act
to confer further powers
on
the urban
AB.
1936.
-
district council
of
Merton and Morden
for
and
in connection with the improvement health
good
government and finances
of
their district
to
confer powers on the Council in relation
to
street trading and
for
other purposes.
[3st
July
1936.1
HEREAS the urban district of Merton
and
Morden
w
(in this Act referred to as
"
the district
")
is
an
urban district under the government of the urban
district council
of
Merton and Morden (in this Act
referred to as
"
the Council
")
:
And whereas
it
is
expedient that further and better
provision should be made in regard
to
streets buildings
sewers and drains in the district and that the powers
of
the Council in relation to the health good government
and improvement
of
the
district
should be enlarged
as
in this Act provided
:
And whereas it is expedient that the provisions
contained in this Act with respect to the carrying on
of
trading in the streets of the district should be made
:
And whereas
it
is expedient that the provisions
in
regard to the finances
of
the Council which are
contained in this
,4ct
should be made
:
And whereas
it
is expedient that the other provisions
contained in this Act should be enacted
:
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4.9.
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A.D.
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Geo.
5.
e.
51.
Short
title.
Division
of
Act
into
Parts.
Incorpora-
tion
of
Lands
Clauses
Bcts.
18.
[Ch.
cxv.]
Merton and Morden
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GEO.
5.
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Urban District Council Act,
1936.
1
EDW.
8.1
And whereas the purposes
of
this Act cannot
be effected without the authority
of
Parliament
:
And whereas in relation to the promotion
of
the
Bill for this
Act
the requirements of sections
253 254
and
255
of
the Local Government
have been
observed
:
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may
be enacted and be
it
enacted by the King’s most Excellent
Majesty
by
and with the advice and consent of the Lords
Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present
Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same
as follows
:-
PART
I.
PRELIMINARY.
1.
This
Act
may be cited as the Merton and
Morden Urban District Council Act
1936.
2.
This
Act
is divided into Parts as follows
:-
Part I.-Preliminary.
Part 11.-Streets and buildings.
Part 111.-Sewers drains
&e.
Part
Part V.-Human food.
Part VI.-Street trading.
Part VI1.-Public buildings baths parks
&e.
Part VII1.-Lands.
Part 1X.-Superannuation
&e.
Part X.-Financial.
Part XI.--Miscellaneous.
1V.-Infectious disease and sanitary
pra-
visions.
3.
The Lands Clauses Acts except sections
127
to
131
of
Act
1845
(relating
to
the sale of superfluous lands) and except
the provisions with respect to the purchase and taking
of
lands otherwise than by agreement
(so
far as the
same are applicable
for
the purposes and are not
inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act)
are hereby
incorporated with this Act.
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GEO.
5.
&
Merton
and
Morden
[Ch.
cxTt.1
1
EDW.
8.J
Urban
District Council Act,
1936.
4.-(1)
In this Act the several words and
A.D.
1936,
expressions to which meanings are assigned by the Acts
wholly or partially incorporated herewith
or
by the
Public Health Acts have the same respective meanings
unless there be something
in
the subject
or
context
repugnant to such construction.
(2)
In this Act unless the subject
or
context
otherwise requires-
&&
The Council
”
means the urban district council
of Merton and Morden;
“
The district
”
means the urban district
of
Merton
and Morden;
“
The clerk
”
“
the treasurer
”
“
the medical officer
”
“
the surveyor
”
and
“
the sanitary inspector
”
mean respectively the clerk the treasurer the
medical officer of health the surveyor and any
sanitary inspector
of
the Council
;
“The Lands Clauses Acts” means the Lands
Clauses Acts as modified by the Acquisition of
9
8~
10
Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act
1919
;
Gee.
5.c.
57.
“
The Public Health Acts
”
means the Public Health
38
&
39Vict.
Act
1875
and the Acts amending and extending
C.
55.
the same;
“
Telegraphic line
”
has the same meaning as in the
1878;
“
Infectious disease
”
means (except where otherwise
stated) any infectious disease to which the
1889
is
52
&
53Vict.
for the time being applicable within the district
;
c.
72.
“Sunday school” means any school in which
children are assembled for instruction on a
Sunday
or
specially for religious instruction
whether on a Sunday or not;
“
Child
”
means a person under the age
of
sixteen
years
;
“
Food
”
has the meaning assigned to it by section
;
18
&
19
“
The Minister
”
means the Minister
of
Health
;
“The transport board” means the London
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76.
Geo.
5.
c.
31.
Passenger Transport Board
;
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