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Public Health Act 1961 (C. 64)
To make provision for sanitation and buildings and byelaws for various matters.  

Functions exercisable solely by WAG or the National Assembly for Wales.

The following Ministerial functions under this Act are exercisable solely by the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales namely:
  • section 17: Power to specify the amount to be incurred by a local authority in repairing drains and stopped of drains.
  • sections 75-77: Power to approve byelaws relating to pleasure fairs; roller skating rinks; seaside pleasure boats, hairdressers and barbers.
  • section 82: Power to amend local Acts to bring them into conformity with 1961 Act.
  • Schedule 4: Approval for local authority to attach a lamp to a building used for particular purposes, subject to the provisions below.

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