Section 2 Interpretation.
In this Act “the Minister” means F1the Secretary of State.
Any reference in this Act to a parish council shall include a reference to the council of a borough included in a rural district.
In this Act the expression “local authority”, except where the context otherwise requires, means the council of a borough or urban . . . F2 district, F3the Common Council, the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple or the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple and includes the Council of the Isles of Scilly.
Any reference in this Act to the medical officer of health, or to a public health inspector, or to the surveyor, shall, in relation to premises in the district of a local authority, mean the medical officer of health, or a public health inspector, or the surveyor, of that local authority.
Any reference in this Act to any enactment shall be taken as a reference to that enactment as amended by or under any other Act, including this Act.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words substituted by virtue of (W.) S.I. 1965/319, arts. 2(1), 10(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 1, (E.) 1970/1681, arts. 2(1), 6(3)
- F2
Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) Sch. 30
- F3
Words inserted by London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), Sch. 11 Pt. I para. 33
Modifications
- C1
Definition of local authority in s. 2(3) excluded by Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37), s. 76(2)(b)