# Public Health Act 1936, Section 1: Local authorities for purposes of Act.

Extent: E+W

( 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—
(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;
(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;
(b) in a London borough, the borough council;
(c) in the City of London, the Common Council; and
(d) in the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple, the Sub-Treasurer and the Under Treasurer thereof respectively.
(2) In this Act—
“ community ”, in relation to a common community council acting for two or more grouped communities, means those communities;
“ 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
“ 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.
“ parish ”, in relation to a common parish council acting for two or more grouped parishes, means those parishes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5and1Edw8/26/49/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-act-1936/section-1
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