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General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act 1862

Great Britain Parliament

[25 & 26 Victoria c. 101] An Act to Make More Effectual Provision for Regulating the Police of Towns and Populous Places in Scotland, and for Lighting, Cleansing, Paving, Draining, Supplying Water To and Improving the Same, and also for Promoting the Public Health Thereof

[1862-Aug-07] "An Act to Make More Effectual Provision for Regulating the Police of Towns and Populous Places in Scotland, and for Lighting, Cleansing, Paving, Draining, Supplying Water To and Improving the Same, and also for Promoting the Public Health Thereof," in vol. 14 of The Statues: Revised Edition, 25 & 26 Victoria to 28 & 29 Victoria A.D. 1862-1865 (London, 1878; Google Books: Online Library of Free eBooks) 386-405.

360. [Commissioners may make byelaws for regulation of slaughter-houses, &c.] The Commissioners shall from time to time, by byelaws, to be made and confirmed in the manner herein-after provided, make regulations or byelaws for the licensing, registering, and inspection of slaughter-houses, and preventing Cruelty in slaughter-houses, and from keeping the same in a cleanly and proper state, and for removing filth at least once in every twenty-four hours, and requiring them to be provided with a sufficient supply of water,and they may impose pecuniary penalties on persons breaking such byelaws; provided that no such penalty exceed for any one offence the Sum of five pounds, and in the case of a continuing violation of such regulations or byelaws the sum of ten shillings for every day during which such nuisance shall be continued after the conviction for the first offence.