Oldham Corporation Act 1960
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CHAPTER lii
An
Act to confer further powers upon the mayor aldermen
and burgesses of the county borough of Oldham with
reference to lands to make further provision with regard
to the water and markets undertakings of the Corpora-
tion and for the local government health improvement
and finances of the borough to authorise the redemp-
tion of gas and water annuities to enact provisions
with reference to public entertainments and the welfare
of the inhabitants of the borough and for other
purposes. [29th July I960.]
VI7HEREAS-
(1) The borough of Oldham (hereinafter referred to as " the
borough ") is a municipal borough subject to the Acts relating
to municipal corporations and is a county borough within the
meaning of the Local Government Act 1888 and the mayor
aldermen and burgesses of the borough (hereinafter referred to
as "the Corporation") acting by the council are the urban
sanitary authority for the borough:
(2) Under the Oldham Water Acts and Orders 1865 to 1959
and divers other enactments the Corporation are the owners
of waterworks and supply water within the borough and
elsewhere:
(3) The supply of water now available to the Corporation is
inadequate to meet the requirements of the inhabitants within
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the limits of supply of water by the Corporation and it is
expedient that the Corporation should be relieved from certain of
their obligations with respect to the discharge of compensation
water into the river Tame and the Piethorn brook and that
further powers should be conferred on the Corporation in respect
of their water undertaking:
(4) It is expedient to make further and better provision in
reference to lands streets and buildings and to the local govern-
ment health welfare and improvement of the borough and the
finances of the Corporation and to confer on the Corporation
the further powers contained in this Act:
(5) The Corporation are the owners of a markets undertaking
and it is expedient to authorise the Corporation to increase the
tolls stallages and rents leviable by them at markets and fairs in
the borough to make provision for the better management of
such markets and fairs and to confer further powers on the
Corporation in regard to their markets undertaking:
(6) It is expedient that the Corporation should be authorised
to redeem the gas and water annuities created under the provisions
of the Oldham Gas and Water Act 1853:
(7) It is expedient that the other provisions contained in this
Act be enacted:
(8) The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the
authority of Parliament:
(9) In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act the
requirements of Part XIII of the Local Government Act 1933
have been observed:
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted
and be it enacted by the Queen'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.—{1)
This Act may be cited as the Oldham Corporation
Act 1960.
(2) The local Acts as defined in section 3 (Interpretation) of
this Act and this Act may be cited together as the Oldham
Corporation Acts and Orders 1865 to 1960.
(3) The Oldham Water Acts and Orders 1865 to 1959 and so
much of this Act as relates to water may be cited together as the
Oldham Water Acts and Orders 1865 to 1960,
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This Act is divided into Parts as follows:—
PART
I
Part I.-Preliminary. —conL
Part II.—Lands. Division
of
Part III.-Streets.
Act
into Parts.
Part IV.—Water.
Part V.—Sanitation and buildings.
Part VI.—Nuisances and offensive trades.
Part VII.—Infectious diseases.
Part Vffl.—Food.
Part IX.—Parks cemeteries and other municipal property.
Part X.—Public order and public safety.
Part XI.—Fire precautions.
Part XII.—Markets.
Part XIII.—Finance rating and superannuation.
Part XIV.—Miscellaneous.
Part XV.—Protective provisions.
Part XVI.—General.
3.—(1)
In this Act the several words and expressions to which Interpretation.
meanings are assigned by sections 90 110 and 343 of the Public
Health Act 1936 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—
" Act of 1865 " means the Oldham Borough Improvement
Act 1865;
"Act of 1875" means the Oldham Corporation Water
Act 1875;
" Act of 1925 " means the Oldham Corporation Act 1925;
" Act of
1933
" means the Local Government Act 1933;
" Act of 1936 " means the Public Health Act 1936;
"Act of 1947" means the Town and Country Planning
Act 1947;
" Act of 1950 " means the Public Utilities Street Works
Act 1950;
" the annuities" means the gas and water annuities created
under the provisions of the Oldham Gas and Water
Act 1853 or the balance thereof remaining unredeemed
for the time being and " annuity " means one of the
annuities;
"appointed day" has the meaning assigned to it by
section 115 (The appointed day) of this Act;
" authorised security " means any mortgage stock bond or
other security which the Corporation are for the time
being authorised to grant create or issue or upon or by
means of which the Corporation are for the time being
authorised to raise money; 3
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