| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make better Provision respecting the Supply of Water to the Metropolis. |
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| Citation | 15 & 16 Vict. c. 84 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 July 1852 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | Statute Law Revision Act 1875 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Metropolis Water Act 1852[1] (15 & 16 Vict. c. 84) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which first introduced regulation of the supply of water to London ("the Metropolis"), including minimum standards of water quality, transport and treatment, official oversight and approval of all new water sources, and the introduction of a complaints process.
Passage of the act followed an outbreak of cholera in London in 1849, and official concern regarding the level of effluent discharged into the River Thames, the main source of domestic water for London's residents.[2]
- ^ a b This short title was conferred on this act by section 28 of this act.
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