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).