In the City of Dublin, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses acting by the town council.
In towns corporate, the town council.
In towns exceeding 6000, having commissioners under the Lighting, Cleaning, and Watching Act of George IV; or having municipal commissioners under 3 and 4 Vict., c. 108; or town commissioners under the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act (17 and 18 Vict., c. 103), the said commissioners, municipal, or town councillors respectively.
In towns or townships having commissioners under local Acts, the town or township commissioners (37 and 38 Vict. c. 98, s. 3).
The Irish rural sanitary districts and authorities are exactly analogous to the English.
In Scotland, sanitary powers are exercised by town councils, police commissioners, and parochial boards, controlled and supervised by a board of supervision; but the names of urban and rural sanitary authorities have not yet been applied to them.
Under the English Public Health Act, there may also be formed united districts; for example:
Where, on the application of any local authority of any district, it appears to the Local Government Board that it would be for the advantage of the districts, or any of them, or any parts thereof, or of any contributory places, in any rural district or districts, to be formed into a united district for all or any of the purposes following:—
1. The procuring a common supply of water; or
2. The making a main sewer, or carrying into effect a system of sewerage for the use of all such districts, or contributory places; or