Act, in addition to the penalty imposed on such person under to penalty imposed. the authority of this or the special Act, may suspend for any period not exceeding two months the licence granted to such person under this or the special Act, or in case such person be the owner or proprietor of any registered slaughter-house or knacker's yard, may forbid for any period not exceeding two months the slaughtering of cattle therein;

And such justices, upon the conviction of any person for a second or other subsequent like offence, may, in addition to the penalty imposed under the authority of this or the special Act, declare the licence granted under this or the special Act revoked, or if such person be the owner or proprietor of any registered slaughter-house, may forbid absolutely the slaughtering of cattle therein;

And whenever the licence of any such person is revoked as aforesaid, or whenever the slaughtering of cattle in any registered slaughter-house or knacker's yard is absolutely forbidden as aforesaid, the commissioners may refuse to grant any licence whatever to the person whose licence has been so revoked, or on account of whose default the slaughtering of cattle in any registered slaughter-house has been forbidden.

of licence,

CXXX. Every person who during the period for which any Penalty for slaughtering such licence is suspended, or after the same is revoked as cattle durin aforesaid, slaughters cattle in the slaughter-house or knacker's suspension yard to which such licence relates, or otherwise uses such &c. slaughter-house or knacker's yard, or allows the same to be used as a slaughter-house or knacker's yard, and every person who during the period that the slaughtering of cattle in any such registered slaughter-house or knacker's yard is forbidden as aforesaid, or after such slaughtering has been absolutely forbidden therein, slaughters any cattle in any such registered slaughter-house, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds for such offence, and a further penalty of five pounds for every day on which any such offence is committed after the conviction for the first offence.

CXXXI. The inspector of nuisances, the officer of health, or Officers may any other officer appointed by the commissioners for that enter and inspect purpose, may at all reasonable times, with or without as- slaughterhouses, &c. sistants, enter into and inspect any building or place what

Special order.

Clocks.

Power to commissioners to provide

public

clocks.

soever within the said limits kept or used for the sale of butchers meat, or for slaughtering cattle, and examine whether any cattle, or the carcase of any such cattle, is deposited ther and in case such officer shall find any cattle, or the carcase ( part of the carcase of any beast, which appears unfit for the food of man, he may seize and carry the same before a justic and such justice shall forthwith order the same to be further inspected and examined by competent persons;

And in case upon such inspection and examination, su cattle, carcase, or part of a carcase be found to be unfit i the food of man, such justice shall order the same to be in mediately destroyed or otherwise disposed of in such ways to prevent the same being exposed for sale or used for the food of man;

And such justice may adjudge the person to whom sud cattle, carcase or part of a carcase, belongs, or in whose cus tody the same is found, to pay a penalty not exceeding ta pounds for every such animal, or carcase or part of a carcas so found;

And the owner or occupier of any building or place kept a used for the sale of butchers meat, or for slaughtering cattle, and every other person who obstructs or hinders such in spector or other officer from entering into and inspecting the same, and examining, seizing, or carrying away any such animal, or carcase or part of a carcase, so appearing to be unfit for the food of man, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds for each offence.

CXXXII.- CXLII. Relate to things to be done by the commissioners by special order, and enable them to provide slaughter-houses, places for public recreation, public baths, wash-houses, and drying grounds.

CXLIII (a). With respect to clocks, be it enacted, that the commissioners may from time to time provide such clocks as they consider necessary, and cause them to be fixed upon or against any public building, or, with the consent of the owner and occupier, upon or against any private building the situation of which may be convenient for that purpose, and may cause the

(a) This is incorporated with 21 & 22 Vict. c. 98, by s 45, ante, p. 282.

dials thereof to be lighted at night, and from time to time alter and remove any such clocks to such other like situation as they shall consider expedient.

CXLIV.-CLV. Relate to the execution of works by the commissioners and owners.

Execution of works by commissioners.

CLVI.-CLXXXIV. Relate to the rates directed by the Act Rates. to be made.

CLXXXV.-CXC. Relate to appeals against any rate.

CXCI.-CXCIX. Relate to the recovery of rates.

CC.-CCIX. Relate to byelaws.

Appeal.

Recovery of rates.

Byelaws.

Recovery of

CCX.-CCXIII. Relate to the recovery of damages not spe- damages cially provided for, and penalties.

SCHEDULES supply form of rate and form of distress

warrant.

and penalties.

THE MARKETS AND FAIRS CLAUSES ACT

1847.

Extent of
Act.

Interpreta

10 & 11 VICT. CAP. 14.

[23rd April, 1847)

An Act for consolidating in One Act certain Provision
usually contained in Acts for constructing or regulatio
Markets and Fairs.
"WHEREAS it is expedient to comprise in one Act sundry
"provisions usually contained in Acts of parliament authe
"rizing the construction or regulation of markets and fais
"and that as well for avoiding the necessity of repeating suci
provisions in each of the several Acts relating to such under-
takings as for ensuring greater uniformity in the provisions
"themselves: "Be it enacted, that this Act shall extend only
to such markets or fairs as shall be authorized by any Act of
parliament hereafter to be passed which shall declare tha
this Act shall be incorporated therewith; and all the clauses
of this Act, save so far as they shall be expressly varied or
excepted by any such Act, shall apply to the undertaking
authorized thereby, so far as the same shall be applicable to
such undertaking, and shall, with the clauses of every other
Act which shall be incorporated therewith, form part of such
Act, and be construed therewith as forming one Act.

And with respect to the construction of this Act, and any tions in this Act incorporated therewith, be it enacted as follows:

Act:

"special Act: "

II. The expression "the special Act" used in this Act shall be construed to mean any Act which shall be hereafter passed authorizing the construction or regulation of a market or fair, and with which this Act shall be incorporated; and the word "prescribed." "prescribed " used in this Act in reference to any matter

herein stated shall be construed to refer to such matter as the sume shall be prescribed or provided for in the special Act, and the sentence in which such word occurs shall be construed as

lands: ""

if instead of the word "prescribed" the expression "prescribed for that purpose in the special Act" had been used; and the expression "the lands" shall mean the lands which shall by "the the special Act be authorized to be taken or used for the purposes thereof; and the expression "the undertaking" shall "the undertaking: mean the market or fair, and the works connected therewith, by the special Act authorized to be construed or regulated; and the expression "the undertakers" shall mean the persons "underauthorized by the special Act to construct or regulate the market or fair.

takers: "

tions in

III. The following words and expressions in both this and Interpreta鷹 the special Act, and any Act incorporated therewith, shall this and the I have the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be special Act. something in the subject or context repugnant to such con

struction; (that is to say,)

Words importing the singular number shall include the
plural number, and words importing the plural number
shall include also the singular number:

Words importing the masculine gender shall include fe- "Gender" males :

The word "person" shall include a corporation whether "Person:" aggregate or sole:

The word "lands" shall include messuages, lands, tene- "Lands:" ments, and hereditaments or heritages of any tenure:

The word "lease" shall include a missive of and an agree- "Lease: " ment for a lease:

The expression "the market or fair" shall mean the market "the market
or fair, and the works connected therewith, by the or fair:"
special Act authorized to be constructed or regulated:

The word "cart" shall include waggon, and also any "Cart:"
carriage used wholly or chiefly for the conveyance of
goods:

The word "driver" shall include the carter or other person" Driver:
having the care of any cart.

The word "cattle" shall include horse, ass, mule, ram, ewe, "Cattle: " wether, lamb, goat, kid, or swine:

The expression "the collector" shall mean the person ap- "Collector:"
pointed by the undertakers to collect the stallage, rents,

or tolls authorized by the special Act, shall include the
assistants of the collector :