UK Act of Parliament 1972 c. 70 United Kingdom

Local Government Act 1972

Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Part 1

Local Government Areas and Authorities in England

13 of 24 sections shown
s.004 Election of chairman. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Principal councils must elect a chairman as the first item of annual businessLocal authority
s.005 Vice-chairman. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Principal councils must appoint a vice-chairmanLocal authority
s.006 Term of office and retirement of councillors. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must conduct councillor elections and divide areas into wardsLocal authority
s.009 Parish meetings and councils. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Establishment and continuation of parish meetings and councilsLocal authority
s.011 Orders for grouping parishes, dissolving groups and separating parishes from groups. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must issue orders to group or dissolve parish councils upon requestLocal authority
s.011 Grouping: alternative styles Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must notify authorities when grouping parishes or changing stylesLocal authority
s.011 De-grouping: alternative styles Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must ensure de-grouped parishes keep their alternative stylesLocal authority
s.012 Parishes: alternative styles Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Parish authorities must notify official bodies of name or style changesLocal authority
s.012 Groups of parishes: alternative styles Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Common parish councils must notify authorities of name or style changesLocal authority
s.013 Constitution of parish meeting, etc. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Parish Trustees must follow directions given by the parish meetingLocal authority
s.014 Constitution and powers of parish council. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Parish councils must use specific naming and execution methodsLocal authority
s.015 Chairman and vice-chairman of parish council or meeting. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Parish councils must elect a chairman annuallyLocal authority
s.018 Establishment of new authorities in England. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Establishment of new local authorities and district divisions in EnglandCrown / Minister / Government department
11 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.016 Appointed councillors
s.017 Alternative styles: supplementary
Part 2

Local Government Areas and Authorities in Wales

15 of 40 sections shown
s.023 Election of chairman. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Principal councils must elect a chairman as the first item of annual businessLocal authority
s.024 Vice-chairman. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Principal councils must appoint a vice-chairmanLocal authority
s.024 Deputy presiding member Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Principal councils must appoint a deputy presiding memberLocal authority
s.025 Term of office and retirement of councillors. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must conduct councillor elections for each wardLocal authority
s.026 Elections of councillors. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must hold councillor elections every five yearsLocal authority
s.027 Community meetings and continuation of community councils. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must ensure communities have both English and Welsh namesLocal authority
s.027 Orders establishing separate community councils for communities Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Principal councils must establish community councils upon valid applicationLocal authority
s.027 Orders dissolving separate community councils for communities Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Principal councils must dissolve community councils upon valid applicationLocal authority
s.027 Orders grouping a community with other communities under a common community council Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Principal council must issue orders to group community councils upon applicationLocal authority
s.027 Orders adding a community to a group of communities with a common council Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Principal councils must process applications to add communities to a groupLocal authority
s.027 Orders dissolving a group of communities Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Principal council must issue an order to dissolve a community groupLocal authority
s.027 Orders separating a community from a group of communities Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must process applications to separate a community from a groupLocal authority
s.033 Constitution and powers of community councils. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Community councils must use specific English and Welsh namesLocal authority
s.034 Chairman and vice-chairman of community council. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Community councils must elect a chairman annuallyLocal authority
s.035 Community councillors. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local government electors must elect community councillors every five yearsLocal authority
25 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.024 Presiding member
s.025 Title of chairman or vice-chairman of county borough council.
s.025 Title of civic chair
s.027 Power of community meeting to apply for an order establishing a community council
s.027 Power of community meeting to apply for an order dissolving its separate community council
s.027 Power of community meeting to apply for an order grouping its community with other communities under a common community council
s.027 Power of community meeting to apply for an order adding its community to a group of communities with a common council
s.027 Power of council for a group of communities to apply for an order dissolving the group
s.027 Power of community meeting to apply for an order separating community from a group of communities
s.027 Power of Welsh Ministers to alter voting thresholds in connection with organisation of community councils
s.029 Community councils for groups of communities: dissolution.
s.029 Community councils: applications under section 28, 29 or 29A.
s.033 Consultation with community councils.
s.033 Principal council's response to a community poll
s.033 Principal council's explanation of its response to a community poll
Part 4

Changes in Local Government Areas

2 of 33 sections shown
s.069 Variation and revocation of orders under Part IV, etc. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government must consult and notify before changing local government ordersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.072 Accretions from the sea, etc. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must incorporate coastal land gains into their boundariesLocal authority
31 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.057 Exercise of functions by the Welsh Commission on behalf of principal councils
Part 5

General Provisions as to Members and Proceedings of Local Authorities

9 of 25 sections shown
s.080 Disqualification for election or being a member of a local authority in Wales Regulated
  • Do not stand for election in Wales if disqualifiedAny Person
s.083 Declaration of acceptance of office. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority members must sign a declaration of office to actLocal authority
s.086 Declaration by local authority of vacancy in office in certain cases. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must formally declare office vacanciesLocal authority
s.087 Date of casual vacancies. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must publish notice of casual vacanciesLocal authority
s.088 Filling of casual vacancy in case of chairman, etc. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local councils must fill chairman vacancies within specific timeframesLocal authority
s.089 Filling of casual vacancies in case of councillors. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must hold elections to fill councillor vacanciesLocal authority
s.090 Term of office of persons filling casual vacancies. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Replacement local officials serve until the original term expiresLocal authority
s.099 Meetings and proceedings of local authorities. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow Schedule 12 for meetings and proceedingsLocal authority
16 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.080 Disqualification for being a member of a local authority in Wales and holding local office or employment
s.080 Paid office or employment to which disqualification applies
s.081 Disqualification relating to sexual offences etc (England)
Part 5

Access to Meetings and Documents of Certain Authorities, Committees and Sub-Committees.

13 of 13 sections shown
s.100 Admission to meetings of principal councils.

amended 5 times

s.100 Access to agenda and connected reports. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must provide public access to meeting agendas and reportsLocal authority

amended 5 times

s.100 Access to agenda and connected reports: principal councils in Wales Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils in Wales must publish meeting agendas and reports electronicallyLocal authority

amended 5 times

s.100 Inspection and publication of minutes and other documents after meetings. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must publish and allow inspection of meeting documents for six yearsLocal authority

amended 5 times

s.100 Inspection and publication of background papers.

amended 5 times

s.100 Application to committees and sub-committees.

amended 5 times

s.100 Inspection of records relating to functions exercisable by members

amended 5 times

s.100 Additional rights of access to documents for members of principal councils.

amended 5 times

s.100 Principal councils to publish additional information. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must maintain and provide public access to official registersLocal authority

amended 5 times

s.100 Supplemental provisions and offences.

amended 5 times

s.100 Exempt information and power to vary Schedule 12A.

amended 5 times

s.100 Application to new authorities, Common Council, etc.

amended 5 times

s.100 Interpretation and application of Part VA.

amended 5 times

Part 6

Discharge of Functions

7 of 9 sections shown
Part 7

Miscellaneous Powers of Local Authorities

49 of 54 sections shown
s.114 Security to be taken in relation to officers. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must take security for officers handling moneyLocal authority

amended 16 times (opens in a new tab)

s.115 Accountability of officers. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority officers must provide accounts of money and propertyLocal authority

amended 16 times (opens in a new tab)

s.116 Members of local authorities in Wales not to be appointed as officers

amended 21 times

s.128 Statutory trust discharge orders

amended 5 times

s.128 Applications for statutory trust discharge orders

amended 5 times

s.128 Applications where land has been divided up

amended 5 times

s.128 The qualifying conditions

amended 5 times

s.128 The new publicity requirements

amended 5 times

s.128 Previous advertisement procedure: co-operation by councils etc and presumption

amended 5 times

s.128 Making statutory trust discharge orders

amended 5 times

s.128 Sections 128A to 128G: interpretation and application to the Crown

amended 5 times

s.137 Financial assistance to be conditional on provision of information.

amended 16 times

s.138 Prayers and other observances

amended 6 times

s.138 Involvement with religious events and events connected with a belief

amended 6 times

s.138 Application of sections 138A and 138B to other authorities

amended 6 times

s.140 Insurance of voluntary assistants of local authorities.

amended 12 times

s.140 Insurance of voluntary assistants of probation committee.

amended 12 times

s.140 Provisions supplementary to sections 140A, 140B.

amended 12 times

s.140 Application of sections 140, 140A and 140C to corporate joint committees

amended 12 times

s.146 Transfer of securities on alteration of area, etc. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Update register of securities when a local authority changes nameTrader

amended 18 times (opens in a new tab)

s.146 Joint Authorities and Inner London Education Authority.

amended 18 times

5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 8

Finance

13 of 18 sections shown
s.150 Expenses of parish and community councils. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local councils must pay for parish and community meetingsLocal authority

amended 4 times (opens in a new tab)

s.151 Financial administration. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must appoint a responsible financial officerLocal authority

amended 7 times (opens in a new tab)

s.173 Attendance allowance and financial loss allowance. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must pay attendance and financial loss allowances to membersLocal authority

amended 11 times (opens in a new tab)

s.173 Right to opt for financial loss allowance. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must pay financial loss allowance to members upon requestLocal authority

amended 11 times

s.174 Travelling allowance and subsistence allowance. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must pay travel and subsistence allowances to membersLocal authority

amended 21 times (opens in a new tab)

s.177 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

amended 16 times

5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 9

Functions

17 of 26 sections shown
s.180 Public health. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must act as public health and sanitary authoritiesLocal authority

amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)

s.181 Water and sewerage. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local councils are responsible for water and sewerage functionsLocal authority

amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

s.184 National Park and countryside functions. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local planning authorities must divide National Park and countryside functionsLocal authority

amended 8 times (opens in a new tab)

s.187 Local highway authorities and maintenance powers of district councils. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils can prosecute those who put up signs deterring bridge or path useLocal authority

amended 4 times (opens in a new tab)

s.211 Welsh Church funds. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • New county councils must transfer and apportion Welsh Church propertyLocal authority
s.215 Maintenance of a closed churchyard. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must take over maintenance of closed churchyards upon requestLocal authority

amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

9 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 10

Judicial and Related Matters

2 of 4 sections shown
Part 11

General Provisions as to Local Authorities

31 of 33 sections shown
s.224 Arrangements by principal councils for custody of documents. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Principal councils must arrange for the safe custody of documentsLocal authority

amended 13 times (opens in a new tab)

s.225 Deposit of documents with proper officer of authority, etc. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must receive and store legally deposited documentsLocal authority

amended 14 times (opens in a new tab)

s.226 Custody of parish and community documents. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • County councils must inspect and order the preservation of parish recordsLocal authority

amended 5 times (opens in a new tab)

s.227 Provision of depositories for parish and community documents. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must provide secure storage for parish and community recordsLocal authority

amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

s.230 Reports and returns. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must provide reports and information to the GovernmentLocal authority

amended 7 times (opens in a new tab)

s.232 Public notices. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow specific rules when issuing public noticesLocal authority

amended 21 times (opens in a new tab)

s.236 Alternative procedure for certain byelaws

amended 59 times

s.236 Revocation of byelaws

amended 59 times

s.237 Fixed penalty notices

amended 4 times

s.237 Amount of fixed penalty

amended 4 times

s.237 Power to require name and address in connection with fixed penalty

amended 4 times

s.237 Use of fixed penalty receipts Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities should use fixed penalty income to combat local nuisancesLocal authority

amended 4 times

s.237 Guidance relating to sections 236A and 237A to 237D Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow government guidance on byelaws and penaltiesLocal authority

amended 4 times

s.237 Further provision about regulations and orders under section 237A or 237B

amended 4 times

s.237 Section 235 byelaws: powers of seizure etc

amended 4 times

s.244 Saving of transfer of certain powers under local Acts from Treasury to Secretary of State. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must exercise local authority financial powersCrown / Minister / Government department

amended 1 time (opens in a new tab)

s.244 Application of this Part to the London Fire Commissioner

amended 1 time

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 12

Miscellaneous and General

19 of 31 sections shown
s.245 Change of status of Welsh county to county borough.

amended 16 times

s.245 Community having the status of a town. Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Notify authorities electronically when changing community status to a townLocal authority

amended 16 times

s.255 Transfer of officers. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must protect employee terms during local authority transfersCrown / Minister / Government department

amended 2 times (opens in a new tab)

s.260 Provision for early retirement in lieu of compensation for loss of office. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must provide for early retirement benefitsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.267 Expenses. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Parliament must provide funding for Ministerial expenses under this ActCrown / Minister / Government department
12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.265 Application in relation to the Broads Authority.
Schedules

Schedules

22 of 488 shown
s.sch004 Local Government Areas in Wales (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Ordnance Survey must define and map Welsh local government boundariesStatutory regulator
s.sch005 Establishment of New Principal Councils (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must define electoral divisions and council numbersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch010 In conducting the special community review the Welsh Commission shall... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Commission must review community electoral arrangementsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch011 Rules to be Observed in Considering Electoral Arrangements (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must follow specific rules when reviewing electoral arrangementsLocal authority
s.sch012 (1) Where a group of individuals assert that they have... Regulated
  • Give community meeting notice to the councilTrader
s.sch012 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 30B(1), each community council... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must accept electronic notices and publish technical rulesLocal authority
s.sch012 (1) Where a principal council or a community council has... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Council must consider and respond to group notice under paragraph 30BLocal authority
s.sch012 (1) The public notice required by paragraph 30D(2) above must... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Council must publish public notice for community meetingsLocal authority
s.sch012 principal council and a community council exercising functions in relation... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must have regard to Welsh Ministers' guidance for community meetingsLocal authority
s.sch013 Loans and Other Financial Provisions (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • County councils must submit schemes for local valuation panelsLocal authority
s.sch013 (1) Sections 88, 89 and 91 of the said Act... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • New county councils must submit local valuation panel scheme by prescribed dateLocal authority
s.sch014 For section 1 there shall be substituted the following section—... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities and specified bodies must enforce the ActLocal authority
s.sch014 A district council or, where they are not the highway... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Obtain highway authority consent for overhanging clocks and highway worksLocal authority
s.sch017 Every joint planning board, special planning board or National Park... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Joint planning boards must appoint a National Park OfficerLocal authority
s.sch017 If immediately before 1st April 1974 there is an existing... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must reconstitute joint planning boards for National Parks after reorganisationCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch017 For every National Park for which there is no joint... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils must set up National Park Committees for certain National ParksLocal authority
s.sch017 The National Park Committee for a Park comprised in two... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • County councils must appoint and jointly fund the National Park CommitteeLocal authority
s.sch024 In section 11 (financial duty of Passenger Transport Executives) after... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Passenger Transport Executive may establish a general reserveCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch024 After section 15 there shall be inserted the following section:—... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Executive must provide information and obtain Authority approval for organisational changesLocal authority
s.sch026 It shall not be necessary for the Secretary of State... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Burial authorities must keep a table of fees and make it available for public inspectionLocal authority
s.sch026 The district council or Welsh principal council in making and... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils and Secretary of State must consider needs of whole joint committee areaLocal authority
s.sch028a (1) A resolution is passed in accordance with this paragraph... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant council must keep documents from qualifying resolution processLocal authority
466 other schedules
s.sch001 The boundary dividing the parish of Herringfleet referred to in...
s.sch001 The boundary dividing the parish of Corton referred to in...
s.sch001 The boundary dividing the parish of Horley referred to in...
s.sch001 The boundary in the parish of Harraton referred to in...
s.sch001 The boundary dividing the parishes of East Harptree, West Harptree,...
s.sch001 The boundary dividing the parish of Wexham referred to in...
s.sch001 The boundary dividing the parish of Christchurch East referred to...
s.sch001 The boundary dividing the parish of Sopley referred to in...
s.sch002 (1) . . . . . . . . ....
s.sch002 (1) The . . . mayor of a London borough...
s.sch002 (1) The election of the . . . mayor shall...
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s.sch002 (1) The mayor of a London borough may appoint a...
s.sch002 Where a London borough council are operating executive arrangements which...
s.sch002 Where a London borough council are operating executive arrangements which...
s.sch002 (1) The council shall consist of an elected mayor, a...
s.sch002 Paragraphs 2(1) and 2(5) above shall have effect as if...
s.sch002 Paragraph 2 above shall have effect as if the following...
s.sch002 Paragraphs 2(2) to (4) and 3 above shall have effect...
s.sch002 Paragraph 2(5) above shall have effect as if it provided...
s.sch002 Paragraph 5 above shall have effect as if for sub-paragraphs...
s.sch002 Paragraphs 5(4) above shall have effect as if for the...
s.sch002 (1) . . . London borough councillors shall be elected...
s.sch002 (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, for...
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s.sch003 (1) The English Commission shall as soon as practicable after...
s.sch003 (1) Until provision is made to the contrary under Part...
s.sch003 For the purposes of section 79 above, in its application...
s.sch003 (1) No election of councillors of an existing county, borough...
s.sch003 (1) The provisions of this paragraph shall apply in relation...
s.sch003 In the case of a parish constituted under Part V...
s.sch003 In the year 1973 the annual meeting of a borough...
s.sch003 In that year the annual meeting of the council of...
s.sch003 In the year 1974— (a) it shall not be necessary...
s.sch003 In this Schedule “relevant year of election” means—
s.sch003 Elections of councillors of the new principal councils shall be...
s.sch003 (1) For the purpose of any election of such councillors...
s.sch003 (1) Of the district councillors elected under paragraph 2 above...
s.sch003 (1) At the first elections of councillors for a new...
s.sch003 (1) For the purpose of taking and receiving delivery of...
s.sch003 (1) The first meeting of each new principal council shall...
s.sch003 (1) Until the completion of the election of a chairman...
s.sch003 The Secretary of State may himself exercise a committee’s power...
s.sch004 The boundaries of the new local government areas shall be...
s.sch004 Any such boundary defined on the map annexed to any...
s.sch005 The elections of councillors of the new principal councils which...
s.sch005 In this Schedule, “appropriate transition committee” means the committee established...
s.sch005 For the purposes of section 79 above, in its application...
s.sch005 (1) No election of councillors of an existing county, borough,...
s.sch005 In the year 1973 the annual meeting of a borough...
s.sch005 In the year 1974 it shall not be necessary for...
s.sch005 In this Schedule “relevant year of election” means—
s.sch005 (1) For the purpose of any election of such councillors,...
s.sch005 (1) At the first elections of councillors for each new...
s.sch005 (1) For the purpose of taking and receiving delivery of...
s.sch005 (1) The first meeting of each new principal council shall...
s.sch005 (1) Until the completion of the election of a chairman...
s.sch005 If he is requested to do so, the Secretary of...
s.sch005 For the purposes of section 79 above, in its application...
s.sch005 (1) In this paragraph “council” means a county or district...
s.sch007 (1) The Commission shall be a body corporate consisting of...
s.sch007 There shall be paid to each member of the Commission...
s.sch007 (1) The Secretary of State may appoint, to assist and...
s.sch007 At any meeting of the Commission three shall be the...
s.sch007 All acts done at a meeting of the Commission shall,...
s.sch007 Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule and to...
s.sch007 (1) The Secretary of State may appoint a secretary to...
s.sch007 The expenses of the Commission including— (a) the salaries, fees...
s.sch007 (1) Every document purporting to be an instrument made or...
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s.sch009 As soon as practicable after the first election of councillors...
s.sch009 The provisions of Part IV of this Act shall apply...
s.sch009 As soon as practicable after the last order has been...
s.sch009 The provisions of Part IV of this Act shall apply...
s.sch010 As soon as practicable after 1st April 1974 the Welsh...
s.sch010 As soon as practicable after the completion of the special...
s.sch010 For the purposes of paragraph 10 and section 55(2) above...
s.sch010 The provisions of Part IV of this Act shall apply...
s.sch010 As soon as practicable after the last order has been...
s.sch010 The provisions of Part IV of this Act shall apply...
s.sch010 Nothing in this Schedule shall be construed as empowering the...
s.sch010 In conducting the special community review the Welsh Commission shall...
s.sch010 In considering whether to formulate proposals under paragraph 1 or...
s.sch010 If in conducting the special community review the Welsh Commission...
s.sch010 Without prejudice to any direction given by the Secretary of...
s.sch010 On receipt of a report under paragraph 6 above the...
s.sch010 If in relation to any area the Secretary of State...
s.sch010 The following provisions of this Act, that is to say,...
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s.sch012 (1) A principal council shall in every year hold an...
s.sch012 (1) Meetings of a parish council shall be held at...
s.sch012 (1) At a meeting of a parish council the chairman...
s.sch012 Subject to paragraph 45 below, no business shall be transacted...
s.sch012 (1) Unless otherwise provided by the council’s standing orders the...
s.sch012 (1) The parish meeting of a parish shall assemble annually...
s.sch012 (1) A parish meeting may be convened by—
s.sch012 The chairman of a parish council shall be entitled to...
s.sch012 (1) In a parish having a separate parish council the...
s.sch012 (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, each local...
s.sch012 (1) Minutes of the proceedings of a parish meeting, or...
s.sch012 (1) A principal council may in every year hold, in...
s.sch012 (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, in a...
s.sch012 (1) Any ballot boxes, fittings and compartments provided for parliamentary...
s.sch012 If any person, in a poll consequent on a parish...
s.sch012 (1) A community council shall in every year hold an...
s.sch012 (1) A community council may in every year hold, in...
s.sch012 (1) An extraordinary meeting of a community council may be...
s.sch012 (1) Meetings of the community council and its committees and...
s.sch012 (1) This paragraph applies where a community council has been...
s.sch012 (1) As soon as reasonably practicable after a meeting of...
s.sch012 (1) At a meeting of a community council the chairman...
s.sch012 (1) This paragraph applies in respect of a meeting or...
s.sch012 Subject to paragraph 45 below, no business shall be transacted...
s.sch012 (1) The manner of voting at meetings of a community...
s.sch012 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a meeting of a...
s.sch012 (1) An extraordinary meeting of a principal council may be...
s.sch012 (1) Where there is a community council for a community,...
s.sch012 A community meeting may also be convened at any time...
s.sch012 The chairman of a community council shall be entitled to...
s.sch012 (1) The proceedings at a community meeting shall not commence...
s.sch012 (1) In a community for which there is a community...
s.sch012 (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, each local...
s.sch012 (1) Minutes of the proceedings of a community meeting shall...
s.sch012 Subject to the provisions of this Act a community meeting...
s.sch012 (1) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision for...
s.sch012 (1) Any ballot boxes, fittings and compartments provided for parliamentary...
s.sch012 If any person, in a poll consequent on a community...
s.sch012 (1) This paragraph applies to a poll (other than a...
s.sch012 (1) Within a period of 14 days beginning with the...
s.sch012 (1) Subject to the provisions of any enactment (including any...
s.sch012 (1) Meetings of a principal council shall be held at...
s.sch012 The names of the members present at a meeting of...
s.sch012 (1) Minutes of the proceedings of a meeting of a...
s.sch012 Subject to the provisions of this Act, a local authority...
s.sch012 The proceedings of a local authority shall not be invalidated...
s.sch012 (1) Paragraphs 39 to 43 above (except paragraph 41(3)) shall...
s.sch012 Where more than one-third of the members of a local...
s.sch012 In this Part of this Schedule “ local authority ”...
s.sch012 (1) The Secretary of State may by order amend paragraph...
s.sch012 (1) At a meeting of a principal council the chairman,...
s.sch012 Subject to paragraph 45 below, no business shall be transacted...
s.sch012 (1) Paragraph 1 above applies to a joint authority ,...
s.sch012 The other provisions of Part I of this Schedule other...
s.sch012 (1) A relevant police and crime commissioner may attend, speak...
s.sch012 (1) A parish council shall in every year hold an...
s.sch012 (1) A parish council shall in every year hold, in...
s.sch012 (1) An extraordinary meeting of a parish council may be...
s.sch012a ACCESS TO INFORMATION: EXEMPT INFORMATION
s.sch012a Information relating to any individual.
s.sch012a Information which— (a) falls within any of paragraphs 1 to...
s.sch012a (1) In Parts 1 and 2 and this Part of...
s.sch012a Information relating to a particular individual.
s.sch012a Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an...
s.sch012a Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any...
s.sch012a Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations...
s.sch012a Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional...
s.sch012a Information which reveals that the authority proposes —
s.sch012a Information relating to any action taken or to be taken...
s.sch012a Information falling within paragraph 14 above is not exempt information...
s.sch012a Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an...
s.sch012a Information is not exempt information if it relates to proposed...
s.sch012a Information which — (a) falls within any of paragraphs 12...
s.sch012a (1) In Parts 4 and 5 and this Part of...
s.sch012a Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations...
s.sch012a Any instructions to counsel and any opinion of counsel (whether...
s.sch012a Information which, if disclosed to the public, would reveal that...
s.sch012a Any action taken or to be taken in connection with...
s.sch012a The identity of a protected informant.
s.sch012a Information relating to a person of a description specified in...
s.sch012a Information falling within paragraph 19 above is not exempt information...
s.sch012a Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any...
s.sch012a Information falling within paragraph 20 above is exempt information if...
s.sch012a Information falling within paragraph 21 above is exempt information if...
s.sch012a Information falling within paragraph 23 above is exempt information if...
s.sch012a Information falling within paragraph 25 above is exempt information if...
s.sch012a Information falling within any paragraph of Part 4 above is...
s.sch012a (1) In Parts 4 and 5 and this Part of...
s.sch012a Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations...
s.sch012a Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional...
s.sch012a Information which reveals that the authority proposes—
s.sch012a Information relating to any action taken or to be taken...
s.sch012a Information falling within paragraph 3 above is not exempt information...
s.sch012a Information is not exempt information if it relates to proposed...
s.sch012b Appropriate sum under section 137(4)
s.sch012b This Schedule has effect to determine for the purposes of...
s.sch012b The sum appropriate to the local authority for the financial...
s.sch012b (1) For each subsequent financial year, the sum appropriate to...
s.sch012b Before the beginning of a financial year, the appropriate person...
s.sch012b In paragraph 4 above “ the appropriate person ” means—...
s.sch012b An order under paragraph 4 above may make different provision...
s.sch012b An order under paragraph 4 above made by the Secretary...
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s.sch013 (1) The General Rate Act 1967 shall be amended in...
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s.sch014 The powers conferred by Part VIII on local authorities within...
s.sch014 All directions in force under section 267(1)(c) immediately before 1st...
s.sch014 Any reference to an urban authority or rural authority shall...
s.sch014 Any reference in section 278 to a local authority shall...
s.sch014 Section 321 shall cease to have effect.
s.sch014 In section 343 for the definition of contributory place there...
s.sch014 Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule and the...
s.sch014 Paragraph 23 above shall not apply to the following enactments,...
s.sch014 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, a local authority may...
s.sch014 The following enactments shall not extend to Greater London, that...
s.sch014 (1) The powers conferred on certain authorities by the enactments...
s.sch014 A highway authority who are not a local authority within...
s.sch014 Proviso (a) to section 7(1) shall cease to have effect....
s.sch014 Any reference in section 161 of the said Act of...
s.sch014 A local authority within the meaning of the Public Health...
s.sch014 So much of section 76 of the said Act of...
s.sch014 In section 16(1) of the Public Health Act 1925 the...
s.sch014 In section 3(1) of the Parish Councils Act 1957, for...
s.sch014 Section 16 of the Public Health Act 1961 shall cease...
s.sch014 In section 17(1) of that Act for the words “the...
s.sch014 The powers conferred on a local authority by section 34...
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s.sch014 Without prejudice to paragraph 2 above, the following provisions, that...
s.sch014 The powers conferred on a local authority by sections 44...
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s.sch014 The powers conferred by sections 52 to 54 of that...
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s.sch014 For section 10(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1966 there...
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s.sch014 In section 5(1) of the Deposit of Poisonous Waste Act...
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s.sch014 (1) For sections 87(1) and (2) there shall be substituted...
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s.sch015 In section 126(4) of that Act the words from “or...
s.sch015 In paragraph 27 of Schedule I to the Water Act...
s.sch015 In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to that Act, the...
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s.sch016 (1) In England, elsewhere than in Greater London , a...
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s.sch017 If immediately before the 1st April 1974 there is an...
s.sch017 Where a joint planning board, special planning board or National...
s.sch017 Not less than one third (to the nearest whole number)...
s.sch017 The persons appointed in pursuance of paragraph 11 above shall...
s.sch017 (1) The members of a joint planning board, special planning...
s.sch017 Section 101 above shall, in its application to the discharge...
s.sch017 In the case of a National Park Committee for a...
s.sch017 A National Park Officer appointed by a National Park Committee...
s.sch017 A National Park Officer appointed by a joint board or...
s.sch017 Every joint planning board, special planning board or National Park...
s.sch017 Every such board or committee established for a National Park...
s.sch017 An order under the said section 1 constituting a new...
s.sch017 The functions to which this Part of this Schedule applies...
s.sch017 In this Part of this Schedule “additional countryside functions” means...
s.sch017 In this Part of this Schedule “ planning area ”...
s.sch017 In this Part of this Schedule, references to the Countryside...
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s.sch017 Where on any such survey of any area under section...
s.sch017 Where on any such review of any area under any...
s.sch017 Where a revised map and statement has been published in...
s.sch017 Any area to which sections 27 to 34 of the...
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s.sch017 Where in consequence of any survey, review, further review or...
s.sch017 Where all such maps and statements have been prepared for...
s.sch017 Where the Secretary of State gives a direction under this...
s.sch017 Section 28(3) of the 1949 Act shall not apply to...
s.sch017 In this Part of this Schedule any reference to a...
s.sch017 The powers conferred on a county council by sections 21...
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s.sch017 In relation to Wales, paragraph 35 above has effect as...
s.sch017 Any county planning authority may require any other local planning...
s.sch017 The functions of a local planning authority under section 67,...
s.sch017 Section 89(2A) of the 1949 Act (treatment of derelict land)...
s.sch017 Section 90(2) of the 1949 Act (byelaws) shall cease to...
s.sch017 (1) Where a National Park is wholly comprised in one...
s.sch017 A board reconstituted under paragraph 3 above or constituted under...
s.sch017 The Secretary of State may by an order under paragraph...
s.sch017 In section 111 of the 1949 Act (Isles of Scilly)...
s.sch017 In paragraph 1(3)(a) and 2(5) of Schedule 1 to the...
s.sch017 The functions of a council or councils excepted from the...
s.sch017 The validity of anything done or purporting to have been...
s.sch017 A National Park Committee may arrange with a district planning...
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s.sch018 In section 4, in subsection (1) for the words “county...
s.sch018 In section 7, for paragraphs (a) to (c) there shall...
s.sch018 In section 8(1), . . . in paragraph (c) for...
s.sch018 In section 10(3), for the words “county borough or county...
s.sch018 In section 11, for the words from “of the county”...
s.sch019 In section 31(7), for the words “county borough or county...
s.sch019 In section 33(4), for the words “of a borough or...
s.sch019 In section 35(5), in paragraph (a) for the words from...
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s.sch019 In section 38, subsection (3) shall be omitted and in...
s.sch019 In section 43(3) for the words “of a borough, of...
s.sch019 In section 196(1) in the definition of “highway authority”, the...
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s.sch021 At the end of section 57(3) of the National Parks...
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s.sch023 In section 10(1) of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960,...
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s.sch023 In section 70(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act...
s.sch023 (1) In section 21 of the National Assistance Act in...
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s.sch023 (1) In section 3 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act...
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s.sch023 (1) In the Mental Health Act 1959, in sections 8(1),...
s.sch024 In section 9(1)(a) (constitution of Passenger Transport Authorities) sub-paragraph (ii)...
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s.sch024 In section 15(1) (Executive to submit certain proposals and estimates...
s.sch024 In section 16(1) (annual report prepared jointly by Authority and...
s.sch024 In section 23 (directions given by the Secretary of State)...
s.sch024 In Part I of Schedule 5 (constitution of Passenger Transport...
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s.sch025 For subsection (1) of section 2 there shall be substituted...
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s.sch025 (1) In section 66, for the words “county or county...
s.sch025 (1) In section 67, for the words “county or county...
s.sch025 In section 180(1)(a) for the words “county or county borough”...
s.sch025 In Schedule 2. for paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph...
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s.sch025 (1) For paragraphs I to 3 of Schedule 8 there...
s.sch025 (1) In the Appendix to Schedule 8 to that Act,...
s.sch026 In relation to a cemetery or crematorium maintained immediately before...
s.sch026 Sections 15 . . . of the Public Health Act...
s.sch026 (1) Subject to the provisions of any order made under...
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s.sch026 Until the first order under section 214(3) above takes effect,...
s.sch026 Section 214(1) above shall not affect the power to make...
s.sch026 In section 1 of the Burial Act 1859, for the...
s.sch026 In Part III of Schedule 5 to the Public Health...
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s.sch026 Where by virtue of paragraph 1 above the functions conferred...
s.sch026 A burial authority within the meaning of section 214 above...
s.sch026 Section 6 of the Public Health Act 1936 (establishment of...
s.sch026 Where in pursuance of paragraph 2 above two or more...
s.sch026 In the following provisions of this Act, that is to...
s.sch026 Notwithstanding anything in section 150 above, a parish or community...
s.sch026 If the constituent local authorities of a joint committee of...
s.sch026 Land acquired in pursuance of paragraph 7 above shall be...
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s.sch028a Amendment of laws relating to freedoms of cities and towns
s.sch028a (1) This Schedule makes provision for the laws relating to...
s.sch028a In paragraphs 8 and 9 above— “ eligible person ”...
s.sch028a (1) A statutory instrument containing an order under this Schedule...
s.sch028a (1) The purposes of this paragraph are—
s.sch028a (1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council amend the...
s.sch028a (1) A qualifying resolution may amend the law relating to...
s.sch028a (1) The power to make an amendment under paragraph 2(2)...
s.sch028a (1) Where by virtue of an amendment under paragraph 2,...
s.sch028a (1) For the purposes of this Schedule, a “qualifying resolution”...
s.sch028a (1) The requirements of this paragraph in relation to a...
s.sch029 (1) This paragraph applies to any enactment passed before, or...
s.sch029 (1) In section 9(1) of the Land Settlement (Facilities) Act...
s.sch029 In section 4 of the Small Holdings and Allotments Act...
s.sch029 (1) In section 21(1) of the Ancient Monuments Consolidation and...
s.sch029 (1) In paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Betting,...
s.sch029 In section 23 of the Caravan Sites and Control of...
s.sch029 In section 9 of the Celluloid & Cinematograph Film Act...
s.sch029 In Schedule 2 to the Children and Young Persons Act...
s.sch029 (1) In section 20 of the Coast Protection Act 1949,—...
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s.sch029 In section 67 of the Explosives Act 1875 for paragraph...
s.sch029 In any enactment or instrument to which paragraph 1 above...
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s.sch029 In section 5 of the Police, Factories, &c (Miscellaneous Provisions)...
s.sch029 (1) In section 2 of the House to House Collections...
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s.sch029 At the end of section 25 of the Mines and...
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s.sch029 In any enactment or instrument to which paragraph 1 above...
s.sch029 In section 2 of the Nurses Agencies Act 1957, in...
s.sch029 In section 88 of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises...
s.sch029 In section 2(1)(c) of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 for...
s.sch029 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
s.sch029 In section 5 of the Plant Health Act 1967, for...
s.sch029 In section 18 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, for...
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s.sch029 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, in any enactment or...
s.sch029 In section 57(4) of the Marriage Act 1949, for the...
s.sch029 (1) In sections 5(1), 10(1) and 13(1) of the Registration...
s.sch029 In section 6(4) of the Riding Establishments Act 1964 in...
s.sch029 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
s.sch029 (1) In sections 47(12) . . . of the National...
s.sch029 Section 2 of the War Memorials (Local Authorities’ Powers) Act...
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s.sch029 In any enactment or instrument to which paragraph 1 above...
s.sch029 (1) This paragraph applies for the construction of any enactment...
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s.sch029 The foregoing provisions of this Schedule shall have effect subject...
s.sch029 (1) As respects a parish in England those functions under...
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