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Sanitary Act 1866

Sanitary Act 1866 is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Sanitary Act 1866 rather than just read about it. In short: The Sanitary Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict. c. 90), sometimes called the Public Health Act 1866, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act allowed the formation of drainage districts and enabled the provision of better house drainage.

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Reference excerpt

The Sanitary Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict. c. 90), sometimes called the Public Health Act 1866, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act allowed the formation of drainage districts and enabled the provision of better house drainage. The second part of the act dealt with nuisances and stated that it was the duty of councils to locate nuisances and remove them.

Provisions

Repealed enactments Section 69 of the act repealed 4 enactments, listed in the second schedule to the act.

Subsequent developments From and after 1 November 1867, the act, so far as it applied to Scotland, was repealed by section 2 of the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 101), which came into force on 1 November 1867. The act was amended by the Sanitary Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 115), and the Sanitary Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 53). Section 4 of the act was repealed by section 14 of the Public Health Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 79), which came into force on 10 August 1872. Glen said that the effect of this was that "the town council, as far as regards appointments of committees for purposes of the Sanitary Acts, must proceed under the Municipal Corporation Acts, or under" section 36 of the Public Health Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 63). Parts I, II and III, except so far as related to the Metropolis or to Scotland or Ireland, were repealed by section 343 of, and part I of schedule V to, the Public Health Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 55), which came into force on 11 August 1875. The words "not already under the operation of any general Act for the regulation of factories or bakehouses" (so far as unrepealed) in section 19 of the act were repealed by section 107 of, and the sixth schedule to, the Factory and Workshop Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 16), which came into force on 1 January 1879. The whole act, so far as it related to Ireland, was repealed by sections 279 and 294 of, and schedule A to, the Public Health (Ireland) Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 52), which came into force on 8 August 1878. The whole act, except section 41, was repealed by section 142(1) of, and the fourth schedule to, the Public Health (London) Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 76), which came into force on 1 January 1892. Section 41 of the act was repealed by section 308 of, and the seventh schedule to, the Public Health (London) Act 1936 (26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 50), which came into force on 1 October 1936.

Notes

References

Bibliography Michael, William Henry. The Sanitary Acts: Comprising the Sewage Utilization Act, 1865, and the Sanitary Act, 1866, and various selections of other Acts incorporated therewith. H Sweet. Stevens and Sons. London. 1867. Google Books. Internet Archive. Austin, Robert Cecil. The Sanitary Act, 1866, with Notes, Statutes, &c. Nicholls Bros. Frederick Street, London. 1867. Internet Archive. Hutchins, James B. The Sanitary Act, 1866 (29 & 30 Vict., c. 90); and the Sewage Utilization Acts of 1865 and 1867 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 75, and 30 & 31 Vict. c. 113). Third Edition. Knight and Co. London. 1867. "The Sanitary Act, 1866". Halsbury's Statutes of England. (The Complete Statutes of England). First Edition. Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Limited. 1930. Volume 11. Pages 1005 to 1006. Paterson, William (ed). "Public Health Act". The Practical Statutes of the Session 1866. Horace Cox. Wellington Street, London. 1866. Pages 178 to 202.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sanitary Act 1866

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Sanitary Act 1866 ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Sanitary Act 1866

In research: Sanitary Act 1866 appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Sanitary Act 1866 in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Sanitary Act 1866 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Health law in the United Kingdom, Public health in the United Kingdom, Repealed acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Sanitary Act 1866 outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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