Public Health Act 1961

1 Construction

(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.

TABLE

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.