Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Public Health in Scotland.
Citation60 & 61 Vict. c. 38
Royal assent6 August 1897
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Public Health in Scotland. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 60 & 61 Vict. c. 38 |
| Territorial extent | Scotland[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 6 August 1897 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1898[c] |
| Repealed | 1 October 2009 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897 (60 & 61 Vict. c. 38) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and amended the laws relating to public health in Scotland.[1]
Repealed enactments
Section 196(1) of the act repealed 8 enactments, listed in the first schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 30 & 31 Vict. c. 101 | Public Health (Scotland) Act 1867 | The whole act. |
| 34 & 35 Vict. c. 38 | Public Health (Scotland) Amendment Act 1871 | The whole act. |
| 38 & 39 Vict. c. 74 | Public Health (Scotland) Act 1867 Amendment Act 1875 | The whole act. |
| 45 & 46 Vict. c. 11 | Public Health (Scotland) Act 1867 Amendment Act 1882 | The whole act. |
| 52 & 53 Vict. c. 50 | Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 | In sub-section three of section eighty-one, the words "and the assessments in respect of the drainage and water supply shall be levied in the same manner as they were before such district was formed into a police burgh." |
| 53 & 54 Vict. c. 20 | Public Health Amendment (Scotland) Act 1890 | The whole act. |
| 57 & 58 Vict. c. 58 | Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894 | In sub-section six of section forty-four, the words "as ascertained for the purposes of the Poor Law (Scotland) Act, 1845." |
| 59 & 60 Vict. c. 19 | Public Health Act 1896 | The whole act (except the repeals therein contained) in so far as it relates to Scotland. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 126(1) of, and part 1 of schedule 3 to, the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008, which came into force on 1 October 2009.[3]