{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-act-1936/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-act-1936/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo5and1Edw8/26/49",
  "legislation_title": "Public Health Act 1936",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-act-1936",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Local authorities for purposes of Act.",
  "text": "( 1 ) Subject to the provisions of this Act with respect to certain special authorities, districts and areas, it shall be the duty of the following authorities to carry this Act , excluding Part VI except section 198, into execution, that is to say—\n(a) Except in Walesin a county, the county council as respects certain matters and the district councils as respects all other matters, without prejudice, however, to the exercise by a parish . . . council of any powers conferred upon such councils;\n(aa) in Wales, the county council or county borough council as respects all matters, without prejudice, however, to the exercise by a community council of any powers conferred upon such a council;\n(b) in a London borough, the borough council;\n(c) in the City of London, the Common Council; and\n(d) in the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple, the Sub-Treasurer and the Under Treasurer thereof respectively.\n(2) In this Act—\n“ community ”, in relation to a common community council acting for two or more grouped communities, means those communities;\n“ district ”, in relation to a local authority in Greater London, means a London borough, the City of London, the Inner Temple or the Middle Temple, as the case may be; and, in relation to a local authority in Wales, means a county or (as the case may be) county borough\n“ local authority ” means the council of a district or London borough, the Common Council of the City of London, the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple and the Under Treasurer of the Middle Temple; but, in relation to Wales, means the council of a county or county borough.\n“ parish ”, in relation to a common parish council acting for two or more grouped parishes, means those parishes.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 1 substituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) Sch. 14 para. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words inserted by National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32), Sch. 4 para. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 1(1)(a) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s.22(3) Sch. 9 (with saving in ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 para. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 1(1)(a) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 22(3), 66(8), Sch. 9 para. 3(1), Sch. 18 (with saving in ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 para. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, arts. 3, 4, Schs. 1, 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 1(1)(aa) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 22(3) Sch. 9 para. 3(1) (with saving in ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 para. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in definitions of “district” and “local authority” in S. 1(2) added (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 22(3) Sch. 9 para. 3(2) (with saving in ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 para. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 1(1) modified (E.) (24.3.2011) by The Hull and Goole Port Health Authority Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/939), arts. 1(1), 9, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 1(1) functions transferred and modified (E.) (14.6.2016) by The River Tees Port Health Authority Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/644), arts. 1(1), 9, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 1(1) functions transferred and modified (E.) (31.3.2017) by The Weymouth Port Health Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/558), art. 9, Sch. 2 (with art. 9(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 1(1): functions etc. assigned in part to the Port Health Authority (7.11.2024) by The London Port Health Authority Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1161), arts. 1(1), 4(2), Sch. (with arts. 4(3), 5(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Definition of “local authority” in s. 1(2) excluded by Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974 (c. 37), s. 76(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5and1Edw8/26/49/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:34:55.147062+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."
}