http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/section/114Highways Act 1980An Act to consolidate the Highways Acts 1959 to 1971 and related enactments, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.1981-03-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-08-28Expert Participation2026-07-01 Part VII Provision of Special Facilities for Highways Provision of public conveniences by county council for users of roads for which they are the highway authority.1141Where the highway authority for a highway or proposed highway are or, as the case may be, will be a county council or metropolitan district council they may provide public sanitary conveniences (including lavatories) in proper and convenient situations on or under land adjoining, or in the vicinity of, the highway or proposed highway, and may manage such conveniences.2Before providing any conveniences under subsection (1) above a county council shall give notice of their intention to do so to the council of the district in which the conveniences will be situated.2AIn subsection (2) above, the reference to the council of the district in which the conveniences will be situated shall be read in relation to Wales as a reference to the Welsh council in whose area the conveniences will be situated.2BWhere the highway authority referred to in subsection (1) above are or, as the case may be, will be a Welsh council—asubsection (2) above does not apply; butbbefore providing any conveniences under subsection (1) above outside their county or county borough they shall give notice of their intention to do so to the Welsh council or, as the case may be, the district council in whose area the conveniences will be situated.3A county council or metropolitan district council who provide conveniences under subsection (1) above may make byelaws as to the conduct of persons using or entering them.4The powers in subsection (1) are without prejudice to—asection 87 of the Public Health Act 1936 (provision of public conveniences in England);bsection 116 of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (local authority power to provide public toilets in Wales).Words inserted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 8, Sch. 4 para. 22S. 114(2A)(2B) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 22(1), Sch. 7 Pt. I para.10 (with s. 54(7), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch.1.S. 114(4) substituted (31.5.2018) by Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 2), s. 126(2), Sch. 4 para. 2; S.I. 2018/605, art. 2(b)