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Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012
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1E+WSection 6 applies to byelaws made –
(a)under the enactments listed in the first column of table 1,
(b)in relation to the subject matter listed in the second column of table 1,
(c)by the type of authority listed in the third column of table 1.
TABLE 1
| Enactment under which byelaws are made | Subject-matter of byelaws | Type of authority by whom the byelaws are made |
|---|---|---|
| Section 68 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 | Regulation of hackney carriages | County council and county borough council |
| Section 164 of the Public Health Act 1875 | Public walks and pleasure grounds | County council, county borough council and community council |
| Section 6 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1889 | Regulation of horse drawn omnibuses | County council and county borough council |
| Sections 12 and 15 of the Open Spaces Act 1906 | Open spaces and burial grounds | County council, county borough council and community council |
| Section 82 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907 | Sea-shore | County council and county borough council |
| Section 83 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907 | Promenades | County council and county borough council |
| Section 81 of the Public Health Act 1936 | Prevention of certain nuisances | County council and county borough council |
| Section 82 of the Public Health Act 1936 | Removal through streets of offensive matter or liquid | County council and county borough council |
| F1. . . | F1. . . | F1. . . |
| Section 198 of the Public Health Act 1936 | Provision of mortuaries and post-mortem rooms | County council, county borough council and community council |
| Section 223 of the Public Health Act 1936 | Regulation of baths, washhouses, swimming baths etc | County council, county borough council and community council |
| Section 231 of the Public Health Act 1936 | Public bathing | County council, county borough council and community council |
| Section 233 of the Public Health Act 1936 | With respect to swimming baths and bathing pools not under the management of a local authority | County council, county borough council and community council |
| Section 268 of the Public Health Act 1936 | Prevention of nuisances in connection with the use of tents, vans etc | County council and county borough council |
| Section 270 of the Public Health Act 1936 | Accommodation of hop-pickers and persons engaged in similar work | County council and county borough council |
| Section 75 of the Public Health Act 1961 | Pleasure fairs and roller skating rinks | County council and county borough council |
| Section 76 of the Public Health Act 1961 | Seaside pleasure boats | County council and county borough council |
| Section 77 of the Public Health Act 1961 | Hairdressers and barbers | County council and county borough council |
| Section 19 of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 | Regulating the conduct of persons in libraries and museums and the use of those facilities | County council and county borough council |
| [F2Section 41 of the Glamorgan County Council Act 1973 | Heating undertakings | County council and county borough council] |
| Section 35 of the Highways Act 1980 | Regulation of walkways | County council and county borough council |
| Section 114 of the Highways Act 1980 | Conduct of persons using or entering public conveniences provided by highway authorities | County council and county borough council |
| [F3Section 14 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982] | [F3Acupuncture] | [F3County council and county borough council] |
| [F4Section 15 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982] | [F4Tattooing, semi-permanent skin colouring, cosmetic piercing and electrolysis] | [F4County council and county borough council] |
| Section 60 of the Food Act 1984 | Regulation and prevention of nuisances in market places | County council, county borough council and community council |
| Section 31 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 | Use of a road as a playground for children | County council and county borough council |
| Section 57(7) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 | Use of parking places | Community council |
| [F5Section 41 of the Clwyd County Council Act 1985 | Leisure centres | County council and county borough council |
| Section 42 of the Clwyd County Council Act 1985 | Temporary structures | County council and county borough council] |
| Section 23 of the Housing Act 1985 | Management, use and regulation of local authority houses, the use of land provided in connection with housing and as respects local authority lodging houses | County council and county borough council |
| [F6Section 53 of the Swansea City Council (Tawe Barrage) Act 1986 | Upstream river | County council (Swansea) |
| Section 31 of the Mid Glamorgan County Council Act 1987 | Porthcawl Harbour | County borough council (Bridgend) |
| Section 14 of the West Glamorgan Act 1987 | Leisure centres | County council and county borough council |
| Section 36 of the West Glamorgan Act 1987 | Policing and control of pedestrian ways | County council and county borough council |
| Section 41 of the West Glamorgan Act 1987 | Temporary structures | County council and county borough council |
| Section 63 of the West Glamorgan Act 1987 | Swansea Market | County council (Swansea) |
| Section 45 of the Dyfed Act 1987 | Temporary structures | County council and county borough council] |
| Section 16 of the Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993 | Good rule and government of inland bay and harbour | County council (Cardiff) |
| Section 2 of this Act | Good rule and government[F7and the prevention and suppression of nuisances] | County council and county borough council |
| Section 4(1) of this Act in so far as it applies to byelaws made under any of the enactments listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 | Power to revoke byelaws | Legislating authority |
| [F8Section 117 of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017] | [F8Regulating the conduct of persons in toilets] | [F8County council, county borough council and community council] |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 omitted (31.5.2018) by virtue of Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 2), s. 126(2), Sch. 4 para. 3(2); S.I. 2018/605, art. 2(b)
F2 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 inserted (19.11.2014) by The Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012 (Amendment) Order 2014 (No. 3111) , arts. 1(2) , 2(2)
F3Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 omitted (13.9.2024 for specified purposes) by virtue of Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 2), s. 126(2), Sch. 3 para. 23(a); S.I. 2024/938, art. 2(1)(k)
F4Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 omitted (13.9.2024 for specified purposes) by virtue of Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 2), s. 126(2), Sch. 3 para. 23(b); S.I. 2024/938, art. 2(1)(k)
F5 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 inserted (19.11.2014) by The Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012 (Amendment) Order 2014 (No. 3111) , arts. 1(2) , 2(3)
F6 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 inserted (19.11.2014) by The Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012 (Amendment) Order 2014 (No. 3111) , arts. 1(2) , 2(4)
F7 Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 inserted (19.11.2014) by The Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012 (Amendment) Order 2014 (No. 3111) , arts. 1(2) , 2(5)
F8Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Table 1 inserted (31.5.2018) by Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 2), s. 126(2), Sch. 4 para. 3(3); S.I. 2018/605, art. 2(b)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 31.3.2015 by S.I. 2015/1025, art. 2(f) (with art. 3)
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