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Public Health Act 1961
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PART IGeneral
1Construction
(1)Part II of this Act shall be construed as one with Part II of the Public Health Act, 1936.
(2)Part III of this Act shall be construed as one with Part V of the Public Health Act, 1936.
(3)Part V of this Act shall be construed as one with the Public Health (Drainage of Trade Premises) Act, 1937, and references in Part V of this Act to that Act of 1937 are references to that Act as extended by orders under section twenty-two of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1953 (under which title Act of 1937 may be applied to areas outside London served by the London sewerage system).
(4)Subject to the provisions of this Act, the provisions of the Public Health Act, 1936, set out in the following table shall apply in relation to Part IV and Part VI of this Act as if the said Part IV and the said Part VI were contained in that Act.
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| Section | Subject Matter |
|---|---|
| 275 | Power of local authority to execute certain work on behalf of owners or occupiers. |
| 283 | Form of notices. |
| 284 | Authentication of documents. |
| 285 | Service of notices. |
| 288 | Penalty for obstructing execution of Act. |
| 304 | Judges' and justices' liability to rates. |
| 305 | Protection of members and officers of local authorities. |
| 341 | Power to apply provisions of Act to Crown property. |
| 343 | Interpretation. |
2Interpretation
(1)In this Act "the Minister" means the Minister of Housing and Local Government.
(2)Any reference in this Act to a parish council shall include a reference to the council of a borough included in a rural district.
(3)In this Act the expression " local authority ", except where the context otherwise requires, means the council of a borough or urban or rural district, and includes the Council of the Isles of Scilly.
(4)Any reference in this Act to the medical officer of health, or to a public health inspector, or to the surveyor, shall, in relation to premises in the district of a local authority, mean the medical officer of health, or a public health inspector, or the surveyor, of that local authority.
(5)Any reference in this Act to any enactment shall be taken as a reference to that enactment as amended by or under any other Act, including this Act.
3Extent
This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland or, save as otherwise expressly provided, to the administrative county of London.
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