MILK AND DAIRIES BILL 445 



The expression " Common Council " means the mayor, alder- 

 men, and commons of the City of London in Common 

 Council assembled. 



(2) Where milk is sold or exposed or kept for sale it shall be 

 presumed to be sold or exposed or kept for sale for human con- 

 sumption or for use in the manufacture of products for human 

 consumption, unless the contrary is proved. 



15. (1) The powers and duties of metropolitan borough 

 councils as sanitary authorities with respect to the registration of 

 dairymen shall be exercised and performed subject to any by- 

 laws which may be made for the purpose by the London County 

 Council. 



(2) The provisions of this Act with respect to the inspection 

 of dairies and prohibition of the supply of milk, and the enforce- 

 ment of duties of local authorities, shall apply to London, subject 

 to such modifications as may be made by regulations of the Local 

 Government Board, and such regulations may provide for any of 

 the powers and duties of sanitary authorities and their medical 

 officers of health under those provisions with respect to dairies 

 situate outside London being exercised and performed by the 

 London County Council, and the medical officer of health of the 

 London County Council, or by some person appointed by him for 

 the purpose. 



(3) Any provisions of the Public Health Act, 1875, applied by 

 this Act shall, for the purposes for which they are so applied, 

 extend to London. 



16. This Act in its application to Ireland shall be subject to 

 the following modifications : 



(1) The Local Government Board for Ireland shall be substi- 



tuted for the Local Government Board : 



(2) The Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction 



for Ireland shall be substituted for the Board of Agri- 

 culture and Fisheries : 



(3) References to the Public Health (Ireland) Acts, 1878 to 



1907, shall be substituted for references to the Public 

 Health Acts ; a reference to section two hundred and 

 seventy-four of the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, 

 shall be substituted for the reference to section three 

 hundred and eight of the Public Health Act, 1875, 

 and a reference to section fifteen of the Public Health 

 (Ireland) Act, 1896, shall be substituted for the refer- 

 ence to sections two hundred and ninety-nine to three 

 hundred and two of the Public Health Act, 1875 : 



(4) The expression " medical officer of health " means as 



regards any sanitary district for which a medical super- 

 intendent officer of health is appointed that officer, and 



