Commentary on Sections Schedule 6: Byelaws: further amendments
576.Schedule 6 repeals a number of outmoded or unnecessary provisions relating to certain matters which byelaws can address. Section 82(4) of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907 provides that byelaws affecting the foreshore below high water require the consent of "the Board of Trade", (which is now exercisable given by the Secretary of State for Transport,) before they can be confirmed. This requirement will be lifted as this consent is considered to be no longer necessary. Guidance issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government for local authorities includes general advice on consultation with relevant bodies as part of the byelaw-making process. Section 231(1) of the Public Health Act 1936 will be amended to repeal the provisions which relate to byelaws regulating the location of bathing-machines and the costumes to be worn by bathers. These provisions are considered outmoded and unnecessary. It also provides for the repeal of section 56(2) and (3) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 which provide for byelaws to prevent the spread of infectious disease by the occupants or users of tents, vans, sheds and similar structures used for human habitation. This provision has never been used.