Public Health Act 1925 and Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847
(asked on 23rd February 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of (a) Sections 64 and 65 of the Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847 and (b) Sections 17-19 of the Public Health Act 1925.
This question was answered on 1st March 2021
The Department has made no such assessment. The design and location of street name signs and property numbering are matters for local authorities. The Department has published guidance for local authorities in Circular Roads 3/93 ‘Street Name Plates and the Numbering of Premises’.
Circular 3/93 is available at:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/roads-circulars