Section 31: Local authority not to create any nuisance.

Public Health Act 1936 · 1936 c. 49View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

Part II: Sanitation and Buildings

REPEALED on 1991-12-01 by Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991.

The text below is the provision as originally enacted. It is historical and may not include amendments made before this status change. View the enacted source.

A local authority shall so discharge their functions under the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act as not to create a nuisance.

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