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PUBLIC HEALTH (IRELAND) ACT 1878 - SECT 79

Power to close polluted wells, &c.

79. On the representation of any person to any [district council] that within
their district the water in any well, tank, or cistern, public or private, or
supplied from any public pump, and used or likely to be used by man for
drinking or domestic purposes, or for manufacturing drinks for the use of man,
is so polluted as to be [prejudicial to health], such [council] may apply to a
court of summary jurisdiction for an order to remedy the same; and thereupon
such court shall summon the owner or occupier of the premises to which the
well, tank, or cistern belongs, if it be private, and in the case of a public
well, tank, cistern, or pump, any person alleged in the application to be
interested in the same, and may either dismiss the application, or may make an
order directing the well, tank, cistern, or pump to be permanently or
temporarily closed, or the water to be used for certain purposes only, or such
other order as may appear to them to be requisite to prevent injury to the
health of persons drinking the water.

The court may, if they see fit, cause the water complained of to be analysed
at the cost of the [district council] applying to them under this section.

If the person on whom an order under this section is made fails to comply with
the same, the court may, on the application of the [district council],
authorise them to do whatever may be necessary in the execution of the order,
and any expenses incurred by them may be recovered in a summary manner from
the person on whom the order is made.

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Powers of district council for lighting their district.



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