Part III

Public health

Interpretation of Part III
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In this Part of this Act—
- “the Act of 1936” means the Public Health Act 1936;
- “the Act of 1990” means the Environmental Protection Act 1990;
- “cleansing notice” means a notice served under subsection (1) of section 19 (Cleansing relevant land of litter and refuse) of this Act;
- “relevant land” means any street in the area of a participating council together with any land which is in the open air and is adjacent to such a street otherwise than land comprised in a highway but does not include—
  1. any land which a person has a duty to ensure is, so far as is practicable, kept clear of litter and refuse by virtue of section 89 of the Act of 1990; or
  2. any canal or inland navigation belonging to or under the control of the British Waterways Board, or any works, lands or premises belonging to or under the control of the British Waterways Board and held or used by them in connection with such canal or inland navigation;
- “relevant premises” means—
  1. premises which front or abut on relevant land; and
  2. premises which are served by the relevant land as a means of access; and
  3. where any such premises as are mentioned in paragraph (a) above form part of a building in which other premises are situated, those other premises;
- “street” has the same meaning as in section 343 (Interpretation) of the Act of 1936 but does not include a highway;
- “waste control enactments” means—
  1. the following sections of the Act of 1990:—
    1. section 45 (Collection of controlled waste); and
    2. section 46 (Receptacles for household waste); and
    3. section 47 (Receptacles for commercial or industrial waste); and
  2. section 19 (Cleansing relevant land of litter and refuse) of this Act.
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The definitions in section 75 of the Act of 1990 shall apply for the purposes of this Part of this Act.
1936 c. 49.
1990 c. 43.