Paisley Police and Public Health Act 1901
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1901 c. cciv |
CHAPTER
cciv.
An
Act
to
confer further powers
on
the Corporation
of
AD.
-
1901.
Paisley and
to
make further provision for the regulation
of
streets and buildings and the police and
public
health
administration
of
the burgh
and
for
other purposes.
[Sth August
1901.1
TEEREAS
the provost magistrates
and
council
of
the
burgh
of
15
Paisley have certain powers
and
duties within the said
burgh
uiider the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act
and
Acts explaining
or
amending the
saiiie
and
also
under thc Public Health (Scotland)
and the Paisley Improveiiieiit Act
lS77
and ham further
powera
and duties under the Local Acts specified in the iiiucteentli
subdivision
of
Schedule
I11
of
the said
Rnrgh
Police (Scotland)
Rct
1892
ani! under various other Local Acts
and
it
is
expedieiit
that further pomcrs sliould be conferred
011
them
ailcl
further
provision should be
made
for
the regulatioii
of
streets and buildings
and
the police
and
public health administration
of
the
burgh
for
the
supply
of
water
and
gas
for
the borrowing of money and
for
other purposes
:
Aiid
whereas the purposes
of
this Act caiiiiot be effected without
the authority
of
Parliament
:
illayit therefore pleaso
Your
Majesty that
it
inay be enacted
and be
it
emctecl by thc Kiiig’s most Excellent Majesty by
and
with the advice and consent
of
the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
and
Coniiiiom in this present Parlianieiit assembled
and
by the
authority
of
the same as follows
:-
and Public
Health
Act
1‘301.
I,
This Act may be cited for all
purposes
as
the Paisley Police
Short
title.
2.
This
Act shall c3niinencc
011
the first clay
of
October one
Date
of
ccIll.-
n-enccmel:t.
thousand nine liuiid~ed
aiid
one.
[Price
3s.I
A
1
-4.D.
1901.
-.-
To
be
rcatl
3.
This Act shall be mad along with and constrned vith
reference to the
Burgh
Police Act.
4.
Tlie following words and expressions shall hive in this
Act aiid in the
Bnrgh
Police Act in its application
to
Pnieley
the several
meanings
by
this section assigned
to
them nnless
there be sonictliing
in
the subject or contest repugnant
to
snch
coiistruction viz.
:-
(1)
‘‘ Building
’’
shall in addition
to
the meaning attached
to
it
by
tlie Burgh Policc Bet iacluclt:
any
hoardiiig otlier than
the
hoardings referred
to
in section
oiie
hundred and eighty-seven
of
the said Act aiicl
also
any platform balcony stand staging
or
other structure whether temporary
OF
0th erwise
for
thc
aeccnimodation
of
spectators at
ally
show
or
function
:
(2)
“
33urgh” shall mean
the
burgh
of
Paisley within thc
bouiiclarics for the pui-poses
o€
the Burgh Police Act
:
.
(3)
“
Yurgli Police Act
”
shall mean the Burgh Police
(Scotiaud)
Act
1692
and
shall include any
Act
amending the same
:
(4)
cc
Centre line
”
as applied to any street shall mean tlie
actual
or
approximate centre linc as sanctioned by tlie Dean
of
Guild
Court
or
specified in
the
register
of
streets
:
(5)
“
Corporation
”
shali nican the provost magistrates
ailcl
council
of
tlic burgh
of
Paisley acting in
mhsterwr
capacity
:
(6)
“
Court” where
by
the context
it
alylies
to
a.
space
contiguous
to
buildings shall mean
a
court recess
or
area
forming
a
coiniiion
~CCCSS
to
lands and premises separately
occupied
and
from
its
form
and
construction not iiitenaccl
or
suited
for
general use
by
the public as an ordinary strect
:
(7)
;‘
Gnilcl offence
”
shall
mean
and
iiiclude any
act
or omission
to
wliich
R
penalty is attached
by
this
011
any other Act
or
any
byelaw
connected with-
(I)
The laying
out
forming and coastrncting occupying
for
baildiiig purposcs or altering closing or breakiiig
up
any
street
;
(n)
The erecting
taking
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altering adding to
or
repairing
any building
;
(c)
The
form
coiistruction sanitary requirements
or
main-
tenance
of
any building
;
(D)
Tlie
area
for
lighting aud ventilation to bc proided
foi.
any baildiiig
;
(E)
The occupation
as
sleeping apaytnieats
of
any
parL
of
a
building
;
Police
Act.
Definitions.
2
[l
EDTI-.
i.]
Paisley
Police
mcl
Public
Zectlth
[Ch.
cciv.]
Act,
1901.
(F)
The erecting taking clown altering
adding
to
lighting
A.D.
1901,
(a)
The fencicg
of
any ground
;
(H)
Projections against
or
in
front
of
any building
;
(I)
Opciiiiigs
in any strect
;
(J)
The construction
or
mainteunnce
of
any sewer or branch
(IC)
The huilding rules enacted
by
the Burgh Police
Act
;
(L)
The submission
of
any
plans
to
the Corporation
or
Deoii
(11)
Any order issued by
the
Dean
of
Guild Court
or
(in
the
(8)
“
IIollomr
‘
square
”
shall niean any
square
parallelogram
triangle polygon circle
or
other regular
or
irregular figure
of
ground
of
a less snperficial
area
tlian
one
acre bouncld on all
sides by oiic
or
more
streets in such
a
manner
as
to
perinit
of
buildings being erected all round its
margiii
so
as
eiitirely
to
eiiclose the intwior space
:
(9)
“Lnne” shall
mean
any
street of fifteen feet
or
under in
width which is used
niliolIy
or
mainly
for
access
to
stables
or
other buildings
not
abutting upon
a
street
of
grcntcr
viclth
or
as
a back
access to clwel!ing-houses
or
Gther 1)uilcliugs facing
a
street
:
(10)
“
New strcet
”
shall froiii
and
after the coiiipletion
of
the
register
of
streets provided
for
lq
this
Act
iiieaii any street
not
then entered
iii
said register
:
(11)
“
Private court” shail mean any court rnaiiitsinccl or liable
to
be niaintainecl by persons other than
the
Corporation
:
(12)
“
Private lane
”
shall mean
any
lane maintained
or
liable
to
(13)
“
Public court
”
shall men11 any court other
tliaii
a primte
(14)
‘‘
Public lane
”
shall mean any lane other than a private
‘‘
Public street
”
shall
mean
niiy
street othcr than
a
private
strect
:
(16)
“
Recess
”
when
used iii connesion vith
a
dwelling-house
shall mean
and
include any recess having
no
separate
window
which
is
not
open froiii front
to
back
froiii
floor
to
ceiling
aiid
from side to side
and
is
not
free froni fixtures
:
(17)
‘‘
Sky-sign
”
shall
mean any
wort1
letter iiioclcl sigil (lei-ice
or representation in the
nat
LIE
of
an atlvcrtiseiiient announce-
inent
or
tlirectioii
snppor!d 011
or
attaclked to
any
pst pole
-
fencing
or
using
aiiy
hoarding staging
or
scaffolding
;
drain aiicl provision for
roo€
and surface water
;
of
Guild Oourt
;
case
of
minor alterations) by the burgh surveyor
:
be
maintained by persoiis other than tlie Corpor a
t’
ion:
c0m.t
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