Part VIII Functions

The environment

142 Public health.

1

For the purposes of the enactments to which this section applies, the local authority and sanitary authority shall be an islands or district council.

2

This section applies to the following enactments—

a

The M1Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897;

F1b

The M2Alkali, Etc., Works Regulation Act 1906;

c

The M3Public Health (Scotland) Act 1945;

d

Part I of the M4Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949;

e

The M5Rag, Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 1951;

f

The M6M7Clean Air Acts 1956 and 1968;

g

The M8Noise Abatement Act 1960;

h

The M9Health Services and Public Health Act 1968, except section 65 thereof.