UK Laws'Under Public Health Act 1962 section 17' Work vehicle can be parked in restricted areas. Why??

Question

Because of my work (Property Maintenance) parking the works van sometimes can be a problem because of the parking restrictions, somebody gave me a sheet with the following information on it.(U.K. Law ) "To all Traffic wardens - Police,
Carrying out Emergency Maintenance Work under the 'Public Health Act 1962 Section 17' and 'Local Goverment Act (Miscellaneous Provision) 1982 Section 24' Can anybody shed some light on what the specific content of these laws are, and why I am exempt from parking restrictions with the aid of these laws? Thank you in anticipation

Answer 1

I have searched under both of the references given and I can find no mention of these official-looking sections. There were, indeed, amendments to the Public Health Act in 1962 and the Local Government Act in 1982 but the Acts are not available online, it seems.

Further lines of research I would suggest would be:

1) The Police. Since the note appears to address the Traffic Wardens/Police, they should know about these sections

2) Your Central/Local library. Although the Stationery Office sells these Acts, your Library should have copies of, at least, the more relevant ones.