Public Toilet Bill 2015

An Act to make provision about the charging for use of public toilets; and for connected purposes.

BE IT ENACTED by The Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Commons in this present Parliament assembled, in accordance with the provisions of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

1. Definition of ‘Public Toilet’

a) A public toilet (also called a bathroom, restroom, latrine, comfort room, powder room, toilet room, washroom, water closet, W.C., public lavatory, lav, convenience, loo) is a room or small building containing one or more toilets and possibly also urinals which is available for use by the general public, or in a broader meaning of "public", by customers of other services.

2. Action on ‘Public Toilets’

a) This makes it illegal for local authorities to charge the public to use public toilets.

b) If local authorities are unable to afford to keep open public toilets due to this upon enactment, then there will be subsidies made available, upon proven need, to sustain these public toilets - in the form of cleaning staff, and rent - to only cover that to which the local authorities can not afford.

3) Final provisions

a) This Bill may be cited as the Public Toilet Act 2015.

b) This Bill comes into force at midnight, one month from the day it is passed.

c) An amendment or repeal made by this Bill has the same extent as the enactment or relevant part of the enactment to which the amendment or repeal relates.

This is a Private Member's Bill submitted by /u/Sephronar.

Voting on this motion will end on the 15th of August at 10pm BST.

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