Alkali Act 1868 The act
31 & 32 Vict. c. 36, sometimes called the
Alkali Act 1868, the
Alkali Act Perpetuation Act 1868, or the
Alkali Act (1863) Perpetuation Act 1868, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It made perpetual the Alkali Act 1863 (
26 & 27 Vict. c. 124). The bill for this act was originally called the
Alkali Act Continuance Bill and was subsequently called the
Alkali Act (1863) Perpetuation Bill. The act
31 & 32 Vict. c. 36 was repealed by section 30 of the Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1881 (
44 & 45 Vict. c. 37), which further provided that this repeal was "without prejudice to anything done or suffered before the commencement of this Act, or to the recovery of any penalty incurred before or proceeding pending at the commencement of this Act; and any such penalty or proceeding may be recovered or continued as if this Act had not been passed."
Alkali Act 1874 In 1874, under the '
(37 & 38 Vict. c. 43), sometimes called the Alkali Act (1863) Amendment Act 1874', the Inspector became the Chief Inspector. The first Chief Inspector was Dr
Robert Angus Smith, he was statutorily responsible for the standards set and maintained by the Inspectorate, and reported directly to the Permanent Secretary of his department. For the first sixty years of its existence, the inspectorate was solely concerned with the heavy
chemicals industry, but from the 1920s onwards, its responsibilities were expanded, culminating in the Alkali. &c. Works Order 1958 (
SI 1958/497). This placed all major heavy industries which emitted smoke, grit, dust and fumes under the supervision of the Inspectorate.
Repeal The whole act was repealed by section 20 of the
Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1881 (
44 & 45 Vict. c. 37), which was amended by the
Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1892 (
55 & 56 Vict. c. 30) and subsequent repealed by the
Alkali, &c. Works Regulation Act 1906 (
6 Edw. 7. c. 14). The Alkali Acts were finally replaced by the
Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43). == Timeline ==