{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-act-1936/section-300",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-act-1936/section-300.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo5and1Edw8/26/49",
  "legislation_title": "Public Health Act 1936",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-act-1936",
  "path": "section/300",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "300",
  "heading": "Appeals and applications to courts of summary jurisdiction.",
  "text": "(1) Where any enactment in this Act provides—\n(a) for an appeal to a court of summary jurisdiction against a requirement, refusal or other decision of a council; or\n(b) for any matter to be determined by, or an application in respect of any matter to be made to, a court of summary jurisdiction,\nthe procedure shall be by way of complaint for an order, and the Summary Jurisdiction Acts shall apply to the proceedings.\n(2) The time within which any such appeal may be brought shall be twenty-one days from the date on which notice of the council’s requirement, refusal or other decision was served upon the person desiring to appeal, and for the purposes of this subsection the making of the complaint shall be deemed to be the bringing of the appeal.\n(3) In any case where such an appeal lies, the document notifying to the person concerned the decision of the council in the matter shall state the right of appeal to a court of summary jurisdiction and the time within which such an appeal may be brought.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 300, 301 amended by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 69, Sch. 8 para. 1(2)(b) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 13(2)(3), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 300 applied (coming into force in accordance with s. 1(2)-(4) of the amending Act) by 2002 c. i, s. 27(4) (with ss. 38,39)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Ss. 300-302 extended (with modifications) (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56), ss. 106(7), 223(2) (with ss. 82(3), 117(5), 186(1), 219(3), 222(1), Sch. 13 paras. 1, 2, Sch. 14 para. 6).Ss. 300-302 applied (with modifications) (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56), ss. 113(5), 223(2) (with ss. 82(3), 117(5), 186(1), 219(3), 222(1), Sch. 13 paras. 1, 2, Sch. 14 para. 6). Ss. 300-301 applied (1.12.1991) by Water Industry Act 1991 (c. 56), ss. 180, 223(2), Sch. 12 para. 4(4)(5) (with ss. 82(3), 186(1), 222(1), Sch. 13 paras. 1, 2, Sch. 14 para. 6)."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 300 applied (with modifications) (20.9.2000) by 2000 c. vii, ss. 1(1), 19(9)-(11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "S. 300 applied (with modifications) (13.7.2004) by London Local Authorities Act 2004 (c. i), ss. 1(1), 9, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Ss. 300-302 applied (with modifications) (19.9.2007) by London Local Authorities Act 2007 (c. ii), s. 1(3), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Ss. 300-302 applied (with modifications) (22.7.2008) by Transport for London Act 2008 (c. i), ss. 1(1), 38(4) (with ss. 38(9), 48)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "S. 300 modified (21.9.2008) by London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2008 (c. iii), ss. 1(2), 11(4), Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "S. 300(2) excluded by Public Health Act 1961 (c. 64), s. 36(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C10",
      "text": "S. 300 extended by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57), s. 77(1) and Thermal Insulation (Industrial Buildings) Act 1957 (c. 40), s. 8(1) which 1957 Act has been repealed (E.W.) by S.I. 1985/4936, reg 3(2), Sch. 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5and1Edw8/26/49/section/300",
    "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."
}