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Below is a list of all Southampton Byelaws in chronological order. The earliest byelaw to remain in force is the 1850 "Byelaw and Ordinances for the Good Rule and Government of the Borough of Southampton"; the remainder have an index number and are set out below.

There is a short explanation of each byelaw and a link to a scan of the original printed document, in Adobe PDF format.

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List of Southampton Byelaws

1. Lodging Houses

Byelaws with respect to Common Lodging Houses [1894]

2. Street Betting

Byelaw with respect to Street Betting [1899]

Provisions superseded by section 8 of the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963, now repealed, and section 33 of the Gambling Act 2005

3. Music in the Streets

Byelaw with respect to Music in the Streets [1899]

4. The leaving of glass, etc on highways

Byelaw Prohibiting the Leaving of Glass, etc., on Highways [1900]

5. Street cries

Byelaws with respect to Street Cries [1900]

6. Management, Use, and Regulation of St Michael’s House

Byelaws for the Management, Use, and Regulation of St Michael’s House [1901]

Repealed by Housing Act 1926

7. Determining the duties of the Superintendent of St Michael’s House

Byelaws for Determining the duties of the Superintendent of St Michael’s House [1902]

8. Dairies, cowsheds and milkshops

Regulations with respect to Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops [1902]

Repealed 1950

9. Fighting in a street or public place

Byelaws as to Fighting in a Street or Public Place [1903]

10. Tents, vans, sheds and similar structures (used for human habitation)

Byelaws with respect to Tents, Vans, Sheds, and Similar Structures used for Human Habitation [1906]

11. The distribution of handbills

Byelaws Regulating The Distribution, etc. of Handbills [1907]

12. The prevention of nuisances (dust, etc., and animals)

The prevention of nuisances arising from snow, filth, dust, ashes and rubbish, and for the prevention of the keeping of animals on any premises so as to be injurious to health [1909]

13. Registries for female domestic servants

Byelaws as to Registries for Female Domestic Servants [1910]

14. Spitting in public places

Byelaws as to Spitting in Public Places [1913]

15. Disorderly conduct on Public Elementary School Premises

Byelaw as to Disorderly Conduct on Elementary School Premises [1913]

16. Advertising Vehicles

Byelaws as to Advertising Vehicles [1913]

17. Slaughterhouses

Byelaws with respect to Slaughter Houses [1916]

18. Means of escape in case of fire

Byelaws with respect to Means of Escape in Case of Fire in Certain Factories and Workshops [1917]

19. Removal of house refuse

Byelaws with respect to the Removal of House Refuse [1918]

20. New streets and buildings

Byelaws with respect to New Streets and Buildings in the Borough of Southampton [1925]

21. Maternity Homes

Byelaws with respect to Maternity Homes [1927]

22. Management of Hollybrook Cemetery and St Mary Extra Cemetery

Byelaws with respect to the Management of Hollybrook Cemetery and St. Mary Extra Cemetery (part of) and Charges for the Use of the Same [1928]

23. Prevention of nuisances (musical organs)

Byelaws for the Good Rule and Government of the Borough and the Prevention of Nuisances [1935]

24. Prevention of nuisances (roller skating)

Byelaw for the Good Rule and Government of the Borough and the Prevention of Nuisances [1936]

Replaced by No. 52

25. Offensive Trades

Byelaws for the Regulation of Offensive Trades [1937]

26. Hairdresser or barber's premises

Byelaws for the Regulation of Premises used in Connection with the Business of a Hairdresser or Barber [1938]

27. Charges for the use of cemeteries

Byelaws with respect to Charges of the Use of the Cemeteries Provided by the Council [1941]

28. Amendments re St Mary extra and South Stoneham cemeteries

Amended Table of Fees, Payments and Sums in Respect of St. Mary Extra and South Stoneham Cemeteries [1941]

29. Prevention of nuisances (contraceptives)

Byelaws for the Prevention and Suppression of Nuisances (Contraceptives) [1950]

30. The handling, wrapping and delivery of food

Byelaws for securing the observance of sanitary and cleanly conditions and practices in connection with the handling, wrapping and delivery of food sold or intended for sale for human consumption, and in connection with the sale or exposure for sale in the open air of food intended for human consumption [1950]

31. Deposit of litter, urinating, and noisy animals

Byelaws for the Good Rule and Government of the Borough of Southampton relating to Deposit of Litter to the Detriment of Public Amenities, Orange Peel, etc., on Footway, Nuisances Contrary to Public Decency, Noisy Animals [1955]

32. Parking places on highways

Byelaws with respect to Parking Places on Highways [1957]

33. Baths, washhouses, swimming baths, and bathing places

Byelaws for the Regulation of Baths, Washhouses, Swimming Baths and Bathing Places in the Borough of Southampton [1958]

34. Discharge of fireworks and stink bombs in places of public entertainment

Byelaw relating to the Discharge of Fireworks and Stink Bombs in Places of Public Entertainment [1959]

35. Parking places off the highway

Byelaws with respect to Parking Places off the Highway [1960]

36. Unruly conduct in places of public entertainment (1960)

Byelaw with respect to Unruly Conduct in Places of Public Entertainment [1960]

37. The sale of coal, coke, etc (1963)

Byelaws with respect to the sale of coal, coke and any solid fuel derived from coal or of which coal or coke is a constituent [1963]

38. Public libraries (1965)

Byelaws Regulating the use of Libraries [1965]

39. The sale of wood fuel (1966)

Byelaw Regulating the Sale of Wood Fuel [1966]

40. Carrying of mud, etc. on to the highway (1966)

Byelaw relating to the Carrying of Mud etc. on to the Highway [1966]

41. Pleasure grounds (inc. Golf Course) (1967)

Byelaws with respect to Pleasure Grounds [1967]

Extended by No. 56

42. Employment of children and street trading by persons under 18 (1969)

Byelaws with respect to the Employment of Children and Street Trading by Persons Under 18 [1969]

43. Hackney Carriages and Motor Vehicles Let for Hire (1970)

Byelaws with respect to Hackney Carriages and Motor Vehicles Let for Hire [1970]

Please note that although parts of this byelaw are still in force, it has been amended in respect of fares and hackney carriage stands by subsequent byelaws and repealed or superseded in part following the adoption of Part II of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 with effect from 1st January 1988 by conditions for hackney carriages, private hire vehicles, private hire drivers and private hire operators made, and from time to time revised, by Southampton City Council under that Act.