87 Provision of public conveniences. E+W
[F1( 1 ) A county council, . . . F2 , a local authority or a parish or community council may, subject to subsection (2) of this section, provide sanitary conveniences in proper and convenient situations.
(2)Any such council or authority shall not provide any such convenience in or under a highway or proposed highway for which they are not the highway authority without the consent of the highway authority.]
(3)[F3Any such council or] authority who provide any public sanitary conveniences, may—
(a)make byelaws as to the conduct of persons using or entering them;
(b)let them for such term, at such rent, and subject to such conditions as they think fit;
(c)charge such fees for the use of any such conveniences F4... as they think fit.
(4)In this section the expression “sanitary conveniences” includes lavatories.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 87(1)(2) substituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 14 para. 9(1)
F2Words repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 102, Sch. 17
F3Words substituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 14 para. 9(2)
F4Words in s. 87(3)(c) omitted (6.4.2008) by virtue of The Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/963), regs. 1(1), 3
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 87 modified by S.I. 1973/686, art. 3(1), Sch. 3
C2Functions of Minister of Transport under s. 87(1) in relation to Wales now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.I. 1965/319, art. 3, Sch. 2 Pt. I