- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 89 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
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What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
Local Government Areas and Authorities in England
13 of 24 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Principal councils must elect a chairman as the first item of annual businessLocal authority
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- Principal councils must appoint a vice-chairmanLocal authority
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- Local authorities must conduct councillor elections and divide areas into wardsLocal authority
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- Establishment and continuation of parish meetings and councilsLocal authority
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- Councils must issue orders to group or dissolve parish councils upon requestLocal authority
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- Councils must notify authorities when grouping parishes or changing stylesLocal authority
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- Local authorities must ensure de-grouped parishes keep their alternative stylesLocal authority
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- Parish authorities must notify official bodies of name or style changesLocal authority
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- Common parish councils must notify authorities of name or style changesLocal authority
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- Parish Trustees must follow directions given by the parish meetingLocal authority
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- Parish councils must use specific naming and execution methodsLocal authority
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- Parish councils must elect a chairman annuallyLocal authority
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- Establishment of new local authorities and district divisions in EnglandCrown / Minister / Government department
11 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Local Government Areas and Authorities in Wales
15 of 40 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Principal councils must elect a chairman as the first item of annual businessLocal authority
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- Principal councils must appoint a vice-chairmanLocal authority
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- Principal councils must appoint a deputy presiding memberLocal authority
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- Local authorities must conduct councillor elections for each wardLocal authority
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- Local authorities must hold councillor elections every five yearsLocal authority
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- Councils must ensure communities have both English and Welsh namesLocal authority
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- Principal councils must establish community councils upon valid applicationLocal authority
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- Principal councils must dissolve community councils upon valid applicationLocal authority
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- Principal council must issue orders to group community councils upon applicationLocal authority
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- Principal councils must process applications to add communities to a groupLocal authority
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- Principal council must issue an order to dissolve a community groupLocal authority
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- Councils must process applications to separate a community from a groupLocal authority
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- Community councils must use specific English and Welsh namesLocal authority
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- Community councils must elect a chairman annuallyLocal authority
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- Local government electors must elect community councillors every five yearsLocal authority
25 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Changes in Local Government Areas
2 of 33 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Government must consult and notify before changing local government ordersCrown / Minister / Government department
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- Local authorities must incorporate coastal land gains into their boundariesLocal authority
31 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
General Provisions as to Members and Proceedings of Local Authorities
9 of 25 sections shown- Do not stand for election in Wales if disqualifiedAny Person
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- Local authority members must sign a declaration of office to actLocal authority
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- Local authorities must formally declare office vacanciesLocal authority
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- Local authorities must publish notice of casual vacanciesLocal authority
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- Local councils must fill chairman vacancies within specific timeframesLocal authority
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- Local authorities must hold elections to fill councillor vacanciesLocal authority
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- Replacement local officials serve until the original term expiresLocal authority
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- Local authorities must follow Schedule 12 for meetings and proceedingsLocal authority
16 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Access to Meetings and Documents of Certain Authorities, Committees and Sub-Committees.
13 of 13 sections shownamended 5 times
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must provide public access to meeting agendas and reportsLocal authority
amended 5 times
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- Councils in Wales must publish meeting agendas and reports electronicallyLocal authority
amended 5 times
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- Councils must publish and allow inspection of meeting documents for six yearsLocal authority
amended 5 times
amended 5 times
amended 5 times
amended 5 times
amended 5 times
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- Councils must maintain and provide public access to official registersLocal authority
amended 5 times
amended 5 times
amended 5 times
amended 5 times
amended 5 times
Discharge of Functions
7 of 9 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must agree on how to split joint committee costsLocal authority
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Miscellaneous Powers of Local Authorities
49 of 54 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must take security for officers handling moneyLocal authority
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- Local authority officers must provide accounts of money and propertyLocal authority
amended 21 times
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amended 5 times
amended 16 times
amended 6 times
amended 6 times
amended 6 times
amended 12 times
amended 12 times
amended 12 times
amended 12 times
- Update register of securities when a local authority changes nameTrader
amended 18 times
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Finance
13 of 18 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local councils must pay for parish and community meetingsLocal authority
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- Local authorities must appoint a responsible financial officerLocal authority
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- Councils must pay attendance and financial loss allowances to membersLocal authority
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- Councils must pay financial loss allowance to members upon requestLocal authority
amended 11 times
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- Local authorities must pay travel and subsistence allowances to membersLocal authority
amended 16 times
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Functions
17 of 26 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must act as public health and sanitary authoritiesLocal authority
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- Local councils are responsible for water and sewerage functionsLocal authority
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- Local planning authorities must divide National Park and countryside functionsLocal authority
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- Councils can prosecute those who put up signs deterring bridge or path useLocal authority
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- New county councils must transfer and apportion Welsh Church propertyLocal authority
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- Local authorities must take over maintenance of closed churchyards upon requestLocal authority
9 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Judicial and Related Matters
2 of 4 sections shown2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
General Provisions as to Local Authorities
31 of 33 sections shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Principal councils must arrange for the safe custody of documentsLocal authority
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- Local authorities must receive and store legally deposited documentsLocal authority
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- County councils must inspect and order the preservation of parish recordsLocal authority
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- Local authorities must provide secure storage for parish and community recordsLocal authority
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- Local authorities must provide reports and information to the GovernmentLocal authority
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- Local authorities must follow specific rules when issuing public noticesLocal authority
amended 59 times
amended 59 times
amended 4 times
amended 4 times
amended 4 times
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- Local authorities should use fixed penalty income to combat local nuisancesLocal authority
amended 4 times
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- Local authorities must follow government guidance on byelaws and penaltiesLocal authority
amended 4 times
amended 4 times
amended 4 times
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- Secretary of State must exercise local authority financial powersCrown / Minister / Government department
amended 1 time
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Miscellaneous and General
19 of 31 sections shownamended 16 times
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- Notify authorities electronically when changing community status to a townLocal authority
amended 16 times
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- Secretary of State must protect employee terms during local authority transfersCrown / Minister / Government department
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- Secretary of State must provide for early retirement benefitsCrown / Minister / Government department
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- Parliament must provide funding for Ministerial expenses under this ActCrown / Minister / Government department
12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
22 of 488 shownOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ordnance Survey must define and map Welsh local government boundariesStatutory regulator
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- Secretary of State must define electoral divisions and council numbersCrown / Minister / Government department
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- Welsh Commission must review community electoral arrangementsCrown / Minister / Government department
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- Councils must follow specific rules when reviewing electoral arrangementsLocal authority
- Give community meeting notice to the councilTrader
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- Councils must accept electronic notices and publish technical rulesLocal authority
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- Council must consider and respond to group notice under paragraph 30BLocal authority
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- Council must publish public notice for community meetingsLocal authority
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- Councils must have regard to Welsh Ministers' guidance for community meetingsLocal authority
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- County councils must submit schemes for local valuation panelsLocal authority
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- New county councils must submit local valuation panel scheme by prescribed dateLocal authority
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- Local authorities and specified bodies must enforce the ActLocal authority
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- Obtain highway authority consent for overhanging clocks and highway worksLocal authority
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- Joint planning boards must appoint a National Park OfficerLocal authority
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- Secretary of State must reconstitute joint planning boards for National Parks after reorganisationCrown / Minister / Government department
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- Councils must set up National Park Committees for certain National ParksLocal authority
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- County councils must appoint and jointly fund the National Park CommitteeLocal authority
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- Passenger Transport Executive may establish a general reserveCrown / Minister / Government department
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- Executive must provide information and obtain Authority approval for organisational changesLocal authority
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- Burial authorities must keep a table of fees and make it available for public inspectionLocal authority
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- Councils and Secretary of State must consider needs of whole joint committee areaLocal authority
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- Relevant council must keep documents from qualifying resolution processLocal authority
466 other schedules
amended 37 times
22 other provisions
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