# Public Health Act 1961, Section 2: Interpretation.


(1) In this Act “the Minister” means the Secretary of State.
(2) Any reference in this Act to a parish council shall include a reference to the council of a borough included in a rural district.
(3) In this Act the expression “local authority”, except where the context otherwise requires, means the council of a borough or urban . . . district, the 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.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/9-10/64/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-act-1961/section-2
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