{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/port-health-authorities-wales-order-1974/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/port-health-authorities-wales-order-1974/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1974/219",
  "legislation_title": "The Port Health Authorities (Wales) Order 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/port-health-authorities-wales-order-1974",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "This Order, which applies to port health districts situated wholly in Wales, and to the Chester port health district and the Gloucester (Chepstow Division) port health district both of which are situated mainly in Wales, supplements as necessary the provisions of sections 262 and 263 of the Local Government Act 1972 in relation to port health authorities by providing for—\n(a) the conversion of references to “contributory place” (Article 2);\n(b) the constitution of the new District Council of Arfon as the port health authority for the Caernarvon port health district (Article 3);\n(c) the constitution of the new District Council of Monmouth as the port health authority for the Chepstow division of the port of Gloucester (Article 4);\n(d) the membership of joint boards (Article 5);\n(e) the expenses of port health authorities to be chargeable as special expenses on the areas on which they are at present chargeable (Article 6).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/219/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:52:54.478938+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}