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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Public Health Act 1961 (c.64)

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 It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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Public Health Act 1961

1961 CHAPTER 64 9_and_10_Eliz_2

Contents

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  1. Part I

    GENERAL

    1. 1. Construction

    2. 2. Interpretation

    3. 3. Extent

  2. Part II

    SANITATION AND BUILDINGS

    1. Building regulations

      1. 4—11... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Sewers, drains and sanitary conveniences

      1. 12—14... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 17. Powers to repair drains etc. and to remedy stopped-up drains etc

      5. 19—21... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 22. Power to cleanse or repair drains

      7. 23—33... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Accumulations of rubbish

      1. 34. Accumulations of rubbish

    4. Filthy or verminous premises or articles

      1. 35. Filthy or verminous premises

      2. 36. Power to require vacation of premises during fumigation

      3. 37. Prohibition of sale of verminous articles

  3. Part III

    PREVENTION AND NOTIFICATION OF DISEASE

    1. 38—42... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. Part IV

    STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES

    1. Streets

      1. 43, 44... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 45. Attachment of street lamps to buildings

      3. 46—50... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 51.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Parks and open spaces

      1. 52. Management of parks and pleasure-grounds

      2. 53. Closing of parks and pleasure-grounds

      3. 54. Boating pools and lakes

  5. Part V

    TRADE EFFLUENTS

    1. 55—57... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Conditions attached to consents

      1. 59.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 60. Power to vary conditions

      3. 61. Appeals under s. 3 of Act of 1937

      4. 62. Postponement of right to discharge trade effluents in special cases

    4. Farming, scientific research and other special cases

      1. 63. Effluents from farms and premises used for scientific research

      2. 64. Power to extend Act of 1937 to other effluents

      3. 65.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Supplemental

      1. 66. Appeals to the Minister

      2. 67. Recording and testing of trade effluents

      3. 68. Restriction of disclosure of information

      4. 69. Explanation of Act of 1937

      5. 70.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 71.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. Part VI

    MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 72.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 73. Derelict petrol tanks

    3. 74. Power to reduce numbers of pigeons and other birds in built-up areas

    4. 75. Byelaws as to pleasure fairs and roller skating rinks

    5. 76. Byelaws as to seaside pleasure boats

    6. 77. Byelaws as to hairdressers and barbers

    7. 78.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 79.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 80.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    10. 81. Summary recovery of damages for negligence

  7. Part VII

    SUPPLEMENTAL

    1. 82. Power to amend local Acts

    2. 83. Saving for law relating to ancient monuments and for planning law

    3. 84. Extension of certain references to Public Health Acts

    4. 85. Expenses

    5. 86. Short title, commencement and repeals

  8. FIRST SCHEDULE

    . .

  9. SECOND SCHEDULE

    . .

  10. THIRD SCHEDULE

    CONSENTS REQUIRED FOR EXECUTION OF CERTAIN WORKS IN STREETS

  11. FOURTH SCHEDULE

    ATTACHMENT OF STREET LIGHTING EQUIPMENT TO CERTAIN BUILDINGS

  12. FIFTH SCHEDULE

An Act to amend the provisions of the Public Health Act 1936, relating to building byelaws, to make such amendments of the law relating to public health and the functions of county councils and other local authorities as are commonly made in local Acts, to amend the law relating to trade effluents and to amend section two hundred and forty-nine of the said Act of 1936.

[3rd August 1961]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act extended by London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), s. 40; explained by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), ss. 180(1)(3)(h), 181(2)(e)

C2Power to apply Act with modifications conferred by New Towns Act 1965 (c. 59), s. 34(3)

C3Minister's functions under this Act exercisable (W.) by Secretary of State: S.I. 1965/319, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I

C4Power to transfer certain functions conferred by Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22, SIF 100:1), s. 7(4)(f)

C5Act amended (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/593, reg. 2, Sch. 1

Act: transfer of functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Commencement Information

I1Act partly in force at 3.10.1961. see s. 86(2)(b), wholly in force at 1. 2. 1966 see s. 86(2)(a) by S.I. 1965/1374

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