You can find information about a law called the Pollution of water supply. This law was part of the Local Government Act 1974. It was repealed, which means it is no longer a law, on 1 July 2003, by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002. You can look at the Local Government Act 2002 to learn more about the law that repealed it. The law that was repealed used to be called section 392.

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391: Drawing off water from waterworks, or

"Getting water from waterworks is no longer allowed"

393: Factories, etc, may be examined, or

"Checking factories to protect water is no longer a law"

Part 23Water supply by territorial authorities
Protection of water and waterworks

392Pollution of water supply (Repealed)

Notes

Section 392: repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).