Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970

6 Provision of sanitary conveniences at certain premises open to the public. E+W+S

(1) Any person upon whom a notice is served with respect to any premises under [F1 section 89 of the M1 Public Health Act 1936][F1 section 20 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976] (which empowers local authorities by notice to make requirements as to the provision and maintenance of sanitary conveniences for the use of persons frequenting certain premises . . . F2 ) shall in complying with that notice make [F3 provision, in so far as it is in the circumstances both practicable and reasonable][F3 appropriate provision], for the needs of persons frequenting those premises who are disabled [F4 unless such body as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State is satisfied, after carrying out any procedures which may be so prescribed, that in the circumstances it is either not practicable to make such provision or not reasonable that such provision should be made; and different bodies and different procedures may be prescribed for different classes of buildings or other premises to which this subsection applies].

[F5 (1A) Subsection (1A) of section 4 of this Act shall apply in relation to the interpretation of the last foregoing subsection of this section as the said subsection (1A) applies in relation to the interpretation of subsection (1) of that section.]

(2) The owner of a building, who has been ordered under section 11(4) of the M2 Building (Scotland) Act 1959 to make the building conform to a provision of building standards regulations made under section 3 of that Act requiring the provision of suitable and sufficient sanitary conveniences therein, shall in complying with that order make [F6 provision, in so far as it is in the circumstances both practicable and reasonable][F6 appropriate provision], for the needs of persons frequenting that building who are disabled [F7 unless such body as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State is satisfied, after carrying out any procedures which may be so prescribed, that in the circumstances it is either not practicable to take such provision or not reasonable that such provision should be made.]

[F8 (2A) Subsection (1A) of section 4 of this Act shall apply in relation to the interpretation of the last foregoing subsection of this section as the said subsection (1A) applies in relation to the interpretation of subsection (1) of that section.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words commencing “section 20” substituted (E.W.) for words commencing “section 89” by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57, SIF 81:1), s. 20(10)

F2 Words repealed (E.W.) by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57, SIF 81:1), Sch. 2

F3 Words “appropriate provision” substituted (prosp.) (E.W.) for words commencing “provision, in so far as” by Disabled Persons Act 1981 (c. 43, SIF 81:3), s. 6(1)(6)

F4 Words added (prosp.) (E.W.) by Disabled Persons Act 1981 (c. 43, SIF 81:3), s. 6(1)(b)(6)

F5 S.6(1A) inserted (prosp.) (E.W.) by Disabled Persons Act 1981 (c. 43, SIF 81:3), s. 6(3)(6)

F6 Words “appropriate provision” substituted (prosp.) (S.) for words commencing “provision, in so far as” by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 23, SIF 81:2), ss. 37(1)(a)(6)

F7 Words added (prosp.) (S.) by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 23, SIF 81:2), s. 37(1)(b)(6)

F8 S. 6(2A) inserted (S.) (prosp.) by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 23, SIF 81:2), s. 37(3)(6)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 6 extended (E.W.) by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), s. 180

Marginal Citations

M1 1936 c. 49.

M2 1959 c. 24.