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This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.
An Act to enable certain local authorities in England and Wales to promote safety in the home and to make contributions to voluntary organisations whose activities consist of or include the promotion of safety in the home.
[18th May 1961]
C1Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3
(1)A local authority may promote safety in the home by publishing or making arrangements for otherwise giving information or advice relating to the prevention of accidents in the home.
(2)A local authority may make contributions to any organisation whose activities are carried on otherwise than for profit and consist of or include the promotion of safety in the home.
(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1
(4)In this Act “local authority” means the council of a county district . . . F2
F1Ss. 1(3), 2(2) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975 (c. 10), Sch. Pt. VIII
F2Words repealed by London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), Schs. 17 para. 29(h), 18 Pt. II
(1)This Act may be cited as the Home Safety Act, 1961.
(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1
(3)This Act does not extend to Scotland or to Northern Ireland.
Home Safety Act 1961