§ Nothing in this Act shall supersede the provisions of any local Act applicable to any burgh or the forms of prosecutions and procedure in use therein, but the provisions of this Act shall operate to confer additional powers on the local authorities of such burghs, and the before-mentioned forms and procedure may be used therein in all prosecutions under this Act. And where in any such local Act the Public Health Acts or any clauses thereof are referred to or made applicable to any burgh, such reference and application shall be deemed to mean and include a reference to and application of this Act or the corresponding clauses thereof and all amendments thereof.
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Amendments made: Before "Nothing," insert "(1)"; after "supersede," insert "prejudice or affect"; leave out the words,—
and where in any such local Act the Public Health Acts or any clauses thereof are referred to or made applicable to any burgh, such reference and application shall be deemed to mean and include a reference to and application of this Act or the corresponding clauses thereof and all amendments thereof.
and insert,—
(2.) Nothing contained in this Act shall prejudice or affect the provisions of any local Act under which any authority is constituted for supplying water within any district or limits created by such Act.
For the purposes of this and the immediately succeeding section the expression "local Act" includes a Provisional Order and the Act confirming such Order.—(Lord Advocate.)
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