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1896.  for every day during which the offence continues ; and any such penalty, if not recovered under the provisions of the Acts relating to public health, shall be recoverable by action on behalf of the Crown in the High Court

2: The powers exercisable by Her Majesty in Council or any two of the Lords of Her Majesty's Privy Council under section two hundred and thirty-four of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876, shall be exercisable by the Local Government Board, and accordingly in that section the words " the Local Government Board " shall be substituted for the words " Her Majesty in Council or any two Lords of Her Majesty's Privy Council."

3—(1.) This Act shall apply to Scotland with the following modifications:-

(a.) References to the Local Government Board shall be construed as references to the Local Government Board, for Scotland, and references to the High Court as references to the Court of Session ;

(b.) References to sections one hundred and thirty and one hundred and thirty-four of the Public Health Act, 1876, shall be construed as references to this section.

(2.) Whenever any part of the United Kingdom appears to be threatened with or is affected by any epidemic, endemic, or infectious disease, the Local Government Board for Scotland shall, without the issue of an order by the Secretary for Scotland, have the powers set forth in section thirty-two of the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1867, and power to issue regulations under section thirty-three of that Act ; and any such regulations shall, for the purposes of sections thirty-seven and thirty-eight of that Act, have the same effect as the Orders of Council referred to in those sections.

4. In the application of this Act to Ireland —

(a.) References to the Local Government Board shall be construed as references to the Local Government Board for Ireland ; (b.) References to sections one hundred and thirty and one hundred and thirty-four of the Public Health Act, 1875, shall be construed as references to sections one hundred and forty-eight and one hundred and forty-nine of the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878.

5. In the making of the regulations referred to in this Act Regulations regard shall be had to the expediency of uniform regulations throughout the whole of the United Kingdom.

6. The enactments relating to quarantine mentioned in the schedule to this Act, and the other enactments therein mentioned, shall be repealed, as to the whole of the British Islands, to the extent appearing in the third column of that schedule.

7.This Act shall come into operation on the expiration of three months from the passing thereof.

8. This Act may be cited as the Public Health Act, 1896.

