Election of chairman.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Principal councils must elect a chairman as the first item of annual business Local authority
UK Act of Parliament
1972
United Kingdom
Local Government Act 1972
At a glance
What's here
73 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 1
Plus 72 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 duties
- Licensing Act 2003 2003 78 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part I — Local Government Areas and Authorities in England
Vice-chairman.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Principal councils must appoint a vice-chairman Local authority
Term of office and retirement of councillors.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must conduct councillor elections and divide areas into wards Local authority
Parish meetings and councils.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Establishment and continuation of parish meetings and councils Local authority
Orders for grouping parishes, dissolving groups and separating parishes from groups.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must issue orders to group or dissolve parish councils upon request Local authority
Grouping: alternative styles
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must notify authorities when grouping parishes or changing styles Local authority
De-grouping: alternative styles
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must ensure de-grouped parishes keep their alternative styles Local authority
Parishes: alternative styles
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Parish authorities must notify official bodies of name or style changes Local authority
Groups of parishes: alternative styles
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Common parish councils must notify authorities of name or style changes Local authority
Constitution of parish meeting, etc.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Parish Trustees must follow directions given by the parish meeting Local authority
Constitution and powers of parish council.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Parish councils must use specific naming and execution methods Local authority
Chairman and vice-chairman of parish council or meeting.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Parish councils must elect a chairman annually Local authority
Establishment of new authorities in England.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Establishment of new local authorities and district divisions in England Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 12 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
New local government areas in England.
Constitution of principal councils in England.
Chairman.
Elections of councillors.
Constitution and membership of Greater London Council and London borough councils.
Power to dissolve parish councils in small parishes.
Provision supplementary to sections 9 to 11.
Parish councillors.
Appointed councillors
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Alternative styles: supplementary
Extent of Part I.
Part II — Local Government Areas and Authorities in Wales
Election of chairman.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Principal councils must elect a chairman as the first item of annual business Local authority
Vice-chairman.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Principal councils must appoint a vice-chairman Local authority
Deputy presiding member
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Principal councils must appoint a deputy presiding member Local authority
Term of office and retirement of councillors.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must conduct councillor elections for each ward Local authority
Elections of councillors.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must hold councillor elections every five years Local authority
Community meetings and continuation of community councils.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must ensure communities have both English and Welsh names Local authority
Orders establishing separate community councils for communities
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Principal councils must establish community councils upon valid application Local authority
Orders dissolving separate community councils for communities
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Principal councils must dissolve community councils upon valid application Local authority
Orders grouping a community with other communities under a common community council
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Principal council must issue orders to group community councils upon application Local authority
Orders adding a community to a group of communities with a common council
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Principal councils must process applications to add communities to a group Local authority
Orders dissolving a group of communities
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Principal council must issue an order to dissolve a community group Local authority
Orders separating a community from a group of communities
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must process applications to separate a community from a group Local authority
Constitution and powers of community councils.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Community councils must use specific English and Welsh names Local authority
Chairman and vice-chairman of community council.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Community councils must elect a chairman annually Local authority
Community councillors.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local government electors must elect community councillors every five years Local authority
Browse 26 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
New principal local government areas in Wales.
Constitution of principal councils in Wales.
Chairman.
Presiding member
Title of chairman or vice-chairman of county borough council.
Title of civic chair
Power of community meeting to apply for an order establishing a community council
Power of community meeting to apply for an order dissolving its separate community council
Power of community meeting to apply for an order grouping its community with other communities under a common community council
Power of community meeting to apply for an order adding its community to a group of communities with a common council
Power of council for a group of communities to apply for an order dissolving the group
Power of community meeting to apply for an order separating community from a group of communities
Power of Welsh Ministers to alter voting thresholds in connection with organisation of community councils
Establishment or dissolution of community councils.
Community councils for groups of communities.
Community councils for groups of communities: dissolution.
Community councils: applications under section 28, 29 or 29A.
Restriction on community applications during and after reviews.
Provision supplementary to sections 27A to 27L.
Constitution of community meeting.
Consultation with community councils.
Principal council's response to a community poll
Principal council's explanation of its response to a community poll
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Establishment of principal councils in Wales.
Extent of Part II.
Part III
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part IV — Changes in Local Government Areas
Variation and revocation of orders under Part IV, etc.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government must consult and notify before changing local government orders Crown / Minister / Government department
Accretions from the sea, etc.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must incorporate coastal land gains into their boundaries Local authority
Browse 32 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
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Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales.
Proposals for changes in local government areas in Wales.
Review of local government areas in Wales.
Power of Secretary of State to direct holding of reviews.
Substantive changes in electoral arrangements.
Exercise of functions by the Welsh Commission on behalf of principal councils
Commission’s reports and their implementation.
Directions about reviews.
Procedure for reviews.
Local inquiries.
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Review of electoral arrangements for Welsh principal areas.
Delegation of functions of Commission.
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Consequential and transitional arrangements relating to Part IV.
Transitional agreements as to property and finance.
Restriction on promotion of Bills for changing local government areas, etc.
Modification of seaward boundaries of local government areas.
Alteration of local boundaries consequent on alteration of water-course.
Change of name of county, district or London borough.
Change of name of parish.
Change of name of community.
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Supplementary.
Part V — General Provisions as to Members and Proceedings of Local Authorities
Disqualification for election or being a member of a local authority in Wales
- Do not stand for election in Wales if disqualified Any Person
Declaration of acceptance of office.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority members must sign a declaration of office to act Local authority
Declaration by local authority of vacancy in office in certain cases.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must formally declare office vacancies Local authority
Date of casual vacancies.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must publish notice of casual vacancies Local authority
Filling of casual vacancy in case of chairman, etc.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local councils must fill chairman vacancies within specific timeframes Local authority
Filling of casual vacancies in case of councillors.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must hold elections to fill councillor vacancies Local authority
Term of office of persons filling casual vacancies.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Replacement local officials serve until the original term expires Local authority
Meetings and proceedings of local authorities.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must follow Schedule 12 for meetings and proceedings Local authority
Admission of public and press to local authority committee meetings.
Amended 5 timesBrowse 17 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Qualifications for election and holding office as member of local authority.
Disqualifications for election and holding office as member of a local authority in England.
Disqualification for being a member of a local authority in Wales and holding local office or employment
Paid office or employment to which disqualification applies
Exceptions to provisions of section 80.
Disqualification relating to sexual offences etc (England)
Validity of acts done by unqualified persons.
Resignation.
Vacation of office by failure to attend meetings.
Temporary appointment of members of parish and community councils.
Proceedings for disqualification.
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Disability of members of authorities for voting on account of interest in contracts, etc.
Pecuniary interests for purposes of section 94.
General notices and recording of disclosures for purposes of section 94.
Removal or exclusion of disability, etc.
Interpretation of sections 95 and 97.
Part VA — Access to Meetings and Documents of Certain Authorities, Committees and Sub-Committees.
Admission to meetings of principal councils.
Amended 5 timesAccess to agenda and connected reports.
Amended 5 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must provide public access to meeting agendas and reports Local authority
Access to agenda and connected reports: principal councils in Wales
Amended 5 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils in Wales must publish meeting agendas and reports electronically Local authority
Inspection and publication of minutes and other documents after meetings.
Amended 5 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must publish and allow inspection of meeting documents for six years Local authority
Inspection and publication of background papers.
Amended 5 timesApplication to committees and sub-committees.
Amended 5 timesInspection of records relating to functions exercisable by members
Amended 5 timesAdditional rights of access to documents for members of principal councils.
Amended 5 timesPrincipal councils to publish additional information.
Amended 5 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must maintain and provide public access to official registers Local authority
Supplemental provisions and offences.
Amended 5 timesExempt information and power to vary Schedule 12A.
Amended 5 timesApplication to new authorities, Common Council, etc.
Amended 5 timesInterpretation and application of Part VA.
Amended 5 timesPart VI — Discharge of Functions
Arrangements for discharge of functions by local authorities.
Amended 164 timesAppointment of committees.
Amended 36 timesExpenses of joint committees.
Amended 18 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must agree on how to split joint committee costs Local authority
Disqualification for membership of committees and joint committees.
Amended 11 timesDisability for voting on account of interest in contracts, etc.
Amended 8 timesStanding orders.
Amended 23 timesApplication of foregoing provisions to the Common Council.
Amended 38 timesBrowse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part VII — Miscellaneous Powers of Local Authorities
Subsidiary powers of local authorities.
Amended 10 timesAppointment of staff.
Amended 15 timesPlacing of staff of local authorities at disposal of other local authorities.
Amended 41 timesSecurity to be taken in relation to officers.
Amended 16 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must take security for officers handling money Local authority
Accountability of officers.
Amended 16 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority officers must provide accounts of money and property Local authority
Members of local authorities in England not to be appointed as officers.
Amended 21 timesMembers of local authorities in Wales not to be appointed as officers
Amended 21 timesDisclosure by officers of interest in contracts.
Amended 58 timesPayment of salary, etc., due to mentally disordered person.
Amended 19 timesPayments due to deceased officers.
Amended 24 timesAcquisition of land by agreement by principal councils.
Amended 13 timesAcquisition of land compulsorily by principal councils.
Amended 7 timesAppropriation of land by principal councils.
Amended 1 timeDisposal of land by principal councils.
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Amended 37 timesCompulsory acquisition of land on behalf of parish or community councils.
Amended 1 timeDisposal of land held by parishes and communities.
Amended 3 timesConsents to land transactions by local authorities and protection of purchasers.
Amended 5 timesSavings.
Amended 5 timesProvision of offices, etc. by principal councils.
Amended 5 timesUse of schoolroom, etc. in parish or community.
Amended 10 timesContracts of local authorities.
Amended 11 timesContributions towards expenditure on concurrent functions.
Amended 5 timesPower of local authorities to incur expenditure for certain purposes not otherwise authorised.
Amended 16 timesFinancial assistance to be conditional on provision of information.
Amended 16 timesPowers of principal councils with respect to emergencies or disasters.
Amended 6 timesPrayers and other observances
Amended 6 timesInvolvement with religious events and events connected with a belief
Amended 6 timesApplication of sections 138A and 138B to other authorities
Amended 6 timesAcceptance of gifts of property.
Amended 5 timesInsurance by local authorities against accidents to members.
Amended 12 timesInsurance of voluntary assistants of local authorities.
Amended 12 timesInsurance of voluntary assistants of probation committee.
Amended 12 timesProvisions supplementary to sections 140A, 140B.
Amended 12 timesApplication of sections 140, 140A and 140C to corporate joint committees
Amended 12 timesResearch and the collection of information.
Amended 4 timesProvision of information, etc., relating to matters affecting local government.
Amended 29 timesSubscriptions to local government associations.
Amended 4 timesPower to encourage visitors and provide conference and other facilities.
Amended 20 timesProvision of entertainments.
Amended 12 timesTransfer of securities on alteration of area, etc.
Amended 18 timesJoint Authorities and Inner London Education Authority.
Amended 18 timesBrowse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Acquisition of land by agreement by parish and community councils.
Appropriation of land by parish and community councils and by parish meetings.
Payment of purchase or compensation money by one local authority to another.
Acquisition by local authorities of lands belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster.
Provision of parish and community buildings.
Part VIII — Finance
Principal councils’ funds and accounts.
Amended 1 timeExpenses of parish and community councils.
Amended 4 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local councils must pay for parish and community meetings Local authority
Financial administration.
Amended 7 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must appoint a responsible financial officer Local authority
Local financial returns.
Amended 6 timesInitial expenses of new authorities.
Amended 1 timeAttendance allowance and financial loss allowance.
Amended 11 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must pay attendance and financial loss allowances to members Local authority
Right to opt for financial loss allowance.
Amended 11 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must pay financial loss allowance to members upon request Local authority
Travelling allowance and subsistence allowance.
Amended 21 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must pay travel and subsistence allowances to members Local authority
Allowances for attending conferences and meetings.
Amended 14 timesPayment of expenses of official and courtesy visits, etc.
Amended 13 timesProvisions supplementary to sections 173 to 176.
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Amended 16 timesRegulations as to allowances.
Amended 11 timesBrowse 8 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
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Revenues from undertakings.
Application of capital money on disposal of land.
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Miscellaneous amendments of enactments relating to finance and rating.
Part IX — Functions
Public health.
Amended 1 timeOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must act as public health and sanitary authorities Local authority
Water and sewerage.
Amended 2 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local councils are responsible for water and sewerage functions Local authority
National Park and countryside functions.
Amended 8 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authorities must divide National Park and countryside functions Local authority
Local highway authorities and maintenance powers of district councils.
Amended 4 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils can prosecute those who put up signs deterring bridge or path use Local authority
Commons.
Amended 4 timesSites for gipsy encampments.
Amended 1 timeOrdnance survey.
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Amended 2 timesSocial services functions.
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Amended 1 timeLicensing: licensed premises, cinemas, theatres and refreshment houses.
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Amended 1 timeWelsh Church funds.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- New county councils must transfer and apportion Welsh Church property Local authority
Local licence duties.
Amended 4 timesCemeteries and crematoria.
Amended 1 timeMaintenance of a closed churchyard.
Amended 2 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must take over maintenance of closed churchyards upon request Local authority
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General provision for transfer of functions.
Town and Country Planning.
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Town development.
Traffic and transportation functions.
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Fire services.
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Public transport in passenger transport areas.
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Public libraries and museums (England).
Amendments of Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964.
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Charities.
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Part X — Judicial and Related Matters
Sheriffs and under-sheriffs.
Amended 3 timesAbolition of borough civil courts.
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Part XI — General Provisions as to Local Authorities
Power of local authorities to prosecute or defend legal proceedings.
Amended 30 timesAppearance of local authorities in legal proceedings.
Amended 29 timesArrangements by principal councils for custody of documents.
Amended 13 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Principal councils must arrange for the safe custody of documents Local authority
Deposit of documents with proper officer of authority, etc.
Amended 14 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must receive and store legally deposited documents Local authority
Custody of parish and community documents.
Amended 5 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- County councils must inspect and order the preservation of parish records Local authority
Provision of depositories for parish and community documents.
Amended 2 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must provide secure storage for parish and community records Local authority
Inspection of documents.
Amended 24 timesPhotographic copies of documents.
Amended 17 timesReports and returns.
Amended 7 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must provide reports and information to the Government Local authority
Service of notices on local authorities, etc.
Amended 19 timesPublic notices.
Amended 21 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must follow specific rules when issuing public notices Local authority
Service of notices by local authorities.
Amended 18 timesAuthentication of documents.
Amended 13 timesPower of councils to make byelaws for good rule and government and suppression of nuisances.
Amended 7 timesProcedure etc., for byelaws.
Amended 59 timesAlternative procedure for certain byelaws
Amended 59 timesRevocation of byelaws
Amended 59 timesOffences against byelaws.
Amended 4 timesFixed penalty notices
Amended 4 timesAmount of fixed penalty
Amended 4 timesPower to require name and address in connection with fixed penalty
Amended 4 timesUse of fixed penalty receipts
Amended 4 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities should use fixed penalty income to combat local nuisances Local authority
Guidance relating to sections 236A and 237A to 237D
Amended 4 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must follow government guidance on byelaws and penalties Local authority
Further provision about regulations and orders under section 237A or 237B
Amended 4 timesSection 235 byelaws: powers of seizure etc
Amended 4 timesEvidence of byelaws.
Amended 39 timesPower to promote or oppose local or personal Bills.
Amended 12 timesPower to apply provisions of Act to joint boards, etc.
Amended 2 timesComputation of time and timing of elections, etc.
Amended 10 timesSaving of transfer of certain powers under local Acts from Treasury to Secretary of State.
Amended 1 timeOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must exercise local authority financial powers Crown / Minister / Government department
Application of this Part to the London Fire Commissioner
Amended 1 timeBrowse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part XII — Miscellaneous and General
Status of certain districts, parishes and communities.
Amended 16 timesChange of status of Welsh county to county borough.
Amended 16 timesCommunity having the status of a town.
Amended 16 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Notify authorities electronically when changing community status to a town Local authority
Preservation of powers, privileges and rights of existing cities or boroughs.
Amended 11 timesTransfer of armorial bearings from old to new authorities.
Amended 2 timesFreemen and inhabitants of existing boroughs.
Amended 10 timesHonorary titles.
Amended 20 timesPower to direct inquiries.
Amended 70 timesConsequential and supplementary provision.
Amended 2 timesTransfer of officers.
Amended 2 timesOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must protect employee terms during local authority transfers Crown / Minister / Government department
Staff commission for England.
Amended 1 timeStaff commission for Wales.
Amended 1 timeProvision for early retirement in lieu of compensation for loss of office.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must provide for early retirement benefits Crown / Minister / Government department
Remuneration of employees of existing local authorities outside Greater London.
Amended 2 timesExpenses.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Parliament must provide funding for Ministerial expenses under this Act Crown / Minister / Government department
Meaning of “England” and “Wales”.
Amended 1 timeGeneral provisions as to interpretation.
Amended 31 timesSavings.
Amended 1 timeShort title and extent.
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Consequential and minor modifications and amendments.
General power to adapt Acts and instruments.
Transfer of powers of certain public bodies.
Continuity of employment in cases of voluntary transfer.
Compensation for loss of office.
Local Acts and instruments.
Existing joint boards and committees and port health districts.
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Application of Act to Isles of Scilly.
Application in relation to the Broads Authority.
Orders, rules and regulations.
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Repeals.
Commencement.
Schedules
Local Government Areas in Wales
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ordnance Survey must define and map Welsh local government boundaries Statutory regulator
Establishment of New Principal Councils
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must define electoral divisions and council numbers Crown / Minister / Government department
Rules to be Observed in Considering Electoral Arrangements
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must follow specific rules when reviewing electoral arrangements Local authority
Loans and Other Financial Provisions
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- County councils must submit schemes for local valuation panels Local authority
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Counties and Metropolitan Districts in England
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Constitution and Membership of Greater London Council and London Borough Councils
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Paragraphs 2(1) and 2(5) above shall have effect as if...
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Establishment of New Authorities in England
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In the year 1973 the annual meeting of a borough...
In that year the annual meeting of the council of...
In the year 1974— (a) it shall not be necessary...
In this Schedule “relevant year of election” means—
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The Secretary of State may himself exercise a committee’s power...
The boundaries of the new local government areas shall be...
Any such boundary defined on the map annexed to any...
The elections of councillors of the new principal councils which...
In this Schedule, “appropriate transition committee” means the committee established...
For the purposes of section 79 above, in its application...
(1) No election of councillors of an existing county, borough,...
In the year 1973 the annual meeting of a borough...
In the year 1974 it shall not be necessary for...
In this Schedule “relevant year of election” means—
(1) For the purpose of any election of such councillors,...
(1) At the first elections of councillors for each new...
(1) For the purpose of taking and receiving delivery of...
(1) The first meeting of each new principal council shall...
(1) Until the completion of the election of a chairman...
If he is requested to do so, the Secretary of...
For the purposes of section 79 above, in its application...
(1) In this paragraph “council” means a county or district...
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(1) The Commission shall be a body corporate consisting of...
There shall be paid to each member of the Commission...
(1) The Secretary of State may appoint, to assist and...
At any meeting of the Commission three shall be the...
All acts done at a meeting of the Commission shall,...
Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule and to...
(1) The Secretary of State may appoint a secretary to...
The expenses of the Commission including— (a) the salaries, fees...
(1) Every document purporting to be an instrument made or...
Constitution and Proceedings of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales
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As soon as practicable after the first election of councillors...
The provisions of Part IV of this Act shall apply...
As soon as practicable after the last order has been...
The provisions of Part IV of this Act shall apply...
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As soon as practicable after 1st April 1974 the Welsh...
As soon as practicable after the completion of the special...
For the purposes of paragraph 10 and section 55(2) above...
The provisions of Part IV of this Act shall apply...
As soon as practicable after the last order has been...
The provisions of Part IV of this Act shall apply...
Nothing in this Schedule shall be construed as empowering the...
In conducting the special community review the Welsh Commission shall...
In considering whether to formulate proposals under paragraph 1 or...
If in conducting the special community review the Welsh Commission...
In conducting the special community review the Welsh Commission shall...
Without prejudice to any direction given by the Secretary of...
On receipt of a report under paragraph 6 above the...
If in relation to any area the Secretary of State...
The following provisions of this Act, that is to say,...
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Meetings and Proceedings of Local Authorities
(1) A principal council shall in every year hold an...
(1) Meetings of a parish council shall be held at...
(1) At a meeting of a parish council the chairman...
Subject to paragraph 45 below, no business shall be transacted...
(1) Unless otherwise provided by the council’s standing orders the...
(1) The parish meeting of a parish shall assemble annually...
(1) A parish meeting may be convened by—
The chairman of a parish council shall be entitled to...
(1) In a parish having a separate parish council the...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, each local...
(1) Minutes of the proceedings of a parish meeting, or...
(1) A principal council may in every year hold, in...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, in a...
(1) Any ballot boxes, fittings and compartments provided for parliamentary...
If any person, in a poll consequent on a parish...
(1) A community council shall in every year hold an...
(1) A community council may in every year hold, in...
(1) An extraordinary meeting of a community council may be...
(1) Meetings of the community council and its committees and...
(1) This paragraph applies where a community council has been...
(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after a meeting of...
(1) At a meeting of a community council the chairman...
(1) This paragraph applies in respect of a meeting or...
Subject to paragraph 45 below, no business shall be transacted...
(1) The manner of voting at meetings of a community...
(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a meeting of a...
(1) An extraordinary meeting of a principal council may be...
(1) Where there is a community council for a community,...
A community meeting may also be convened at any time...
(1) Where a group of individuals assert that they have...
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 30B(1), each community council...
(1) Where a principal council or a community council has...
(1) The public notice required by paragraph 30D(2) above must...
The chairman of a community council shall be entitled to...
(1) The proceedings at a community meeting shall not commence...
(1) In a community for which there is a community...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, each local...
(1) Minutes of the proceedings of a community meeting shall...
Subject to the provisions of this Act a community meeting...
(1) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision for...
principal council and a community council exercising functions in relation...
(1) Any ballot boxes, fittings and compartments provided for parliamentary...
If any person, in a poll consequent on a community...
(1) This paragraph applies to a poll (other than a...
(1) Within a period of 14 days beginning with the...
(1) Subject to the provisions of any enactment (including any...
(1) Meetings of a principal council shall be held at...
The names of the members present at a meeting of...
(1) Minutes of the proceedings of a meeting of a...
Subject to the provisions of this Act, a local authority...
The proceedings of a local authority shall not be invalidated...
(1) Paragraphs 39 to 43 above (except paragraph 41(3)) shall...
Where more than one-third of the members of a local...
In this Part of this Schedule “ local authority ”...
(1) The Secretary of State may by order amend paragraph...
(1) At a meeting of a principal council the chairman,...
Subject to paragraph 45 below, no business shall be transacted...
(1) Paragraph 1 above applies to a joint authority ,...
The other provisions of Part I of this Schedule other...
(1) A relevant police and crime commissioner may attend, speak...
(1) A parish council shall in every year hold an...
(1) A parish council shall in every year hold, in...
(1) An extraordinary meeting of a parish council may be...
ACCESS TO INFORMATION: EXEMPT INFORMATION
Information relating to any individual.
Information which— (a) falls within any of paragraphs 1 to...
(1) In Parts 1 and 2 and this Part of...
Information relating to a particular individual.
Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an...
Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any...
Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations...
Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional...
Information which reveals that the authority proposes —
Information relating to any action taken or to be taken...
Information falling within paragraph 14 above is not exempt information...
Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an...
Information is not exempt information if it relates to proposed...
Information which — (a) falls within any of paragraphs 12...
(1) In Parts 4 and 5 and this Part of...
Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations...
Any instructions to counsel and any opinion of counsel (whether...
Information which, if disclosed to the public, would reveal that...
Any action taken or to be taken in connection with...
The identity of a protected informant.
Information relating to a person of a description specified in...
Information falling within paragraph 19 above is not exempt information...
Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any...
Information falling within paragraph 20 above is exempt information if...
Information falling within paragraph 21 above is exempt information if...
Information falling within paragraph 23 above is exempt information if...
Information falling within paragraph 25 above is exempt information if...
Information falling within any paragraph of Part 4 above is...
(1) In Parts 4 and 5 and this Part of...
Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations...
Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional...
Information which reveals that the authority proposes—
Information relating to any action taken or to be taken...
Information falling within paragraph 3 above is not exempt information...
Information is not exempt information if it relates to proposed...
Appropriate sum under section 137(4)
This Schedule has effect to determine for the purposes of...
The sum appropriate to the local authority for the financial...
(1) For each subsequent financial year, the sum appropriate to...
Before the beginning of a financial year, the appropriate person...
In paragraph 4 above “ the appropriate person ” means—...
An order under paragraph 4 above may make different provision...
An order under paragraph 4 above made by the Secretary...
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(1) The General Rate Act 1967 shall be amended in...
(1) Sections 88, 89 and 91 of the said Act...
Amendment and Modification of Public Health Acts, Etc.
For section 1 there shall be substituted the following section—...
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The powers conferred by Part VIII on local authorities within...
All directions in force under section 267(1)(c) immediately before 1st...
Any reference to an urban authority or rural authority shall...
Any reference in section 278 to a local authority shall...
Section 321 shall cease to have effect.
In section 343 for the definition of contributory place there...
Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule and the...
Paragraph 23 above shall not apply to the following enactments,...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, a local authority may...
The following enactments shall not extend to Greater London, that...
(1) The powers conferred on certain authorities by the enactments...
A district council or, where they are not the highway...
A highway authority who are not a local authority within...
Proviso (a) to section 7(1) shall cease to have effect....
Any reference in section 161 of the said Act of...
A local authority within the meaning of the Public Health...
So much of section 76 of the said Act of...
In section 16(1) of the Public Health Act 1925 the...
In section 3(1) of the Parish Councils Act 1957, for...
Section 16 of the Public Health Act 1961 shall cease...
In section 17(1) of that Act for the words “the...
The powers conferred on a local authority by section 34...
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Without prejudice to paragraph 2 above, the following provisions, that...
The powers conferred on a local authority by sections 44...
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The powers conferred by sections 52 to 54 of that...
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For section 10(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1966 there...
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In section 5(1) of the Deposit of Poisonous Waste Act...
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(1) For sections 87(1) and (2) there shall be substituted...
The Public Health Act 1936
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In section 126(4) of that Act the words from “or...
In paragraph 27 of Schedule I to the Water Act...
In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to that Act, the...
Functions Under, and Amendment and Modification of, Enactments Relating to Town and Country Planning
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Functions with Respect to National Parks and the Countryside
If immediately before the 1st April 1974 there is an...
Where a joint planning board, special planning board or National...
Not less than one third (to the nearest whole number)...
The persons appointed in pursuance of paragraph 11 above shall...
(1) The members of a joint planning board, special planning...
Section 101 above shall, in its application to the discharge...
In the case of a National Park Committee for a...
Every joint planning board, special planning board or National Park...
A National Park Officer appointed by a National Park Committee...
A National Park Officer appointed by a joint board or...
Every joint planning board, special planning board or National Park...
Every such board or committee established for a National Park...
An order under the said section 1 constituting a new...
The functions to which this Part of this Schedule applies...
In this Part of this Schedule “additional countryside functions” means...
In this Part of this Schedule “ planning area ”...
In this Part of this Schedule, references to the Countryside...
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Where on any such survey of any area under section...
Where on any such review of any area under any...
Where a revised map and statement has been published in...
Any area to which sections 27 to 34 of the...
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Where in consequence of any survey, review, further review or...
If immediately before 1st April 1974 there is an existing...
Where all such maps and statements have been prepared for...
Where the Secretary of State gives a direction under this...
Section 28(3) of the 1949 Act shall not apply to...
In this Part of this Schedule any reference to a...
The powers conferred on a county council by sections 21...
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In relation to Wales, paragraph 35 above has effect as...
Any county planning authority may require any other local planning...
The functions of a local planning authority under section 67,...
Section 89(2A) of the 1949 Act (treatment of derelict land)...
Section 90(2) of the 1949 Act (byelaws) shall cease to...
(1) Where a National Park is wholly comprised in one...
A board reconstituted under paragraph 3 above or constituted under...
The Secretary of State may by an order under paragraph...
In section 111 of the 1949 Act (Isles of Scilly)...
In paragraph 1(3)(a) and 2(5) of Schedule 1 to the...
For every National Park for which there is no joint...
The functions of a council or councils excepted from the...
The validity of anything done or purporting to have been...
The National Park Committee for a Park comprised in two...
A National Park Committee may arrange with a district planning...
AMENDMENTS OF TOWN DEVELOPMENT ACT 1952
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In section 7, for paragraphs (a) to (c) there shall...
In section 8(1), . . . in paragraph (c) for...
In section 10(3), for the words “county borough or county...
In section 11, for the words from “of the county”...
AMENDMENTS OF ENACTMENTS RELATING TO ROAD TRAFFIC AND ABANDONED VEHICLES
In section 31(7), for the words “county borough or county...
In section 33(4), for the words “of a borough or...
In section 35(5), in paragraph (a) for the words from...
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In section 38, subsection (3) shall be omitted and in...
In section 43(3) for the words “of a borough, of...
In section 196(1) in the definition of “highway authority”, the...
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AMENDMENTS OF ENACTMENTS RELATING TO HIGHWAYS
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At the end of section 57(3) of the National Parks...
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AMENDMENTS OF ENACTMENTS CONFERRING SOCIAL SERVICES FUNCTIONS
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In section 70(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act...
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Amendments of Transport Act 1968, Part II
In section 9(1)(a) (constitution of Passenger Transport Authorities) sub-paragraph (ii)...
In section 11 (financial duty of Passenger Transport Executives) after...
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After section 15 there shall be inserted the following section:—...
In section 15(1) (Executive to submit certain proposals and estimates...
In section 16(1) (annual report prepared jointly by Authority and...
In section 23 (directions given by the Secretary of State)...
In Part I of Schedule 5 (constitution of Passenger Transport...
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Amendments of Licensing Enactments
For subsection (1) of section 2 there shall be substituted...
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(1) In section 66, for the words “county or county...
(1) In section 67, for the words “county or county...
In section 180(1)(a) for the words “county or county borough”...
In Schedule 2. for paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph...
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(1) For paragraphs I to 3 of Schedule 8 there...
(1) In the Appendix to Schedule 8 to that Act,...
Cemeteries and Crematoria
In relation to a cemetery or crematorium maintained immediately before...
Sections 15 . . . of the Public Health Act...
(1) Subject to the provisions of any order made under...
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Until the first order under section 214(3) above takes effect,...
Section 214(1) above shall not affect the power to make...
In section 1 of the Burial Act 1859, for the...
In Part III of Schedule 5 to the Public Health...
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Where by virtue of paragraph 1 above the functions conferred...
It shall not be necessary for the Secretary of State...
A burial authority within the meaning of section 214 above...
Section 6 of the Public Health Act 1936 (establishment of...
Where in pursuance of paragraph 2 above two or more...
In the following provisions of this Act, that is to...
Notwithstanding anything in section 150 above, a parish or community...
If the constituent local authorities of a joint committee of...
The district council or Welsh principal council in making and...
Land acquired in pursuance of paragraph 7 above shall be...
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Amendment of laws relating to freedoms of cities and towns
(1) This Schedule makes provision for the laws relating to...
In paragraphs 8 and 9 above— “ eligible person ”...
(1) A statutory instrument containing an order under this Schedule...
(1) The purposes of this paragraph are—
(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council amend the...
(1) A qualifying resolution may amend the law relating to...
(1) The power to make an amendment under paragraph 2(2)...
(1) Where by virtue of an amendment under paragraph 2,...
(1) For the purposes of this Schedule, a “qualifying resolution”...
(1) The requirements of this paragraph in relation to a...
(1) A resolution is passed in accordance with this paragraph...
Adaptation, Modification and Amendment of Enactments
(1) This paragraph applies to any enactment passed before, or...
(1) In section 9(1) of the Land Settlement (Facilities) Act...
In section 4 of the Small Holdings and Allotments Act...
(1) In section 21(1) of the Ancient Monuments Consolidation and...
(1) In paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Betting,...
In section 23 of the Caravan Sites and Control of...
In section 9 of the Celluloid & Cinematograph Film Act...
In Schedule 2 to the Children and Young Persons Act...
(1) In section 20 of the Coast Protection Act 1949,—...
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In section 67 of the Explosives Act 1875 for paragraph...
In any enactment or instrument to which paragraph 1 above...
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In section 5 of the Police, Factories, &c (Miscellaneous Provisions)...
(1) In section 2 of the House to House Collections...
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At the end of section 25 of the Mines and...
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In any enactment or instrument to which paragraph 1 above...
In section 2 of the Nurses Agencies Act 1957, in...
In section 88 of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises...
In section 2(1)(c) of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 for...
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In section 5 of the Plant Health Act 1967, for...
In section 18 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, for...
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(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, in any enactment or...
In section 57(4) of the Marriage Act 1949, for the...
(1) In sections 5(1), 10(1) and 13(1) of the Registration...
In section 6(4) of the Riding Establishments Act 1964 in...
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(1) In sections 47(12) . . . of the National...
Section 2 of the War Memorials (Local Authorities’ Powers) Act...
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In any enactment or instrument to which paragraph 1 above...
(1) This paragraph applies for the construction of any enactment...
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The foregoing provisions of this Schedule shall have effect subject...
(1) As respects a parish in England those functions under...
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