Local Government Act, 2001

Chapter 5

Functions under Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts, 1878 to 1995, etc.

Definitions (Chapter 5).

82.—In this Chapter—

“town sanitary authority” means a sanitary authority under the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts, 1878 to 1995, being an urban district council or a borough (other than a county borough) corporation and references to a “town sanitary district” shall be read as a reference to the relevant urban district or borough; but subject to section 3 ;

“water functions” means the functions of a town sanitary authority under—

(a) the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts, 1878 to 1995, and this Chapter, other than functions conferred on a town sanitary authority under—

(i) Parts IV to VI of the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1948 ,

(ii) the Local Government (Sanitary Services) (Joint Burial Boards) Act, 1952 ,

(iii) the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1964 , except section 4,

(iv) Part II of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1907 ,

(v) sections 34 to 37 and Part IV of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890 ,

(vi) so much of the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878 , and the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1896 , as do not relate to the functions of a sanitary authority in relation to sewerage and drainage or the supply of water,

(b) the Water Supplies Act, 1942 ,

(c) the Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) Act, 1960 ,

(d) the Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts, 1977 and 1990, and

(e) any enactment as may be specified in regulations under section 83 (7).