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UK Act of Parliament
1982
United Kingdom
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
26 compliance obligations, 5 practical guides across 2 topics · 5 journeys
Penalty landscape
5 of 26 obligations carry a fine up to £1,000. 8 carry different penalties and 13 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 14
- Licence Holder 2
- Applicant 2
- Occupier 1
- Trader 1
Plus 6 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Step-by-step journeys using this legislation
Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Supporting — topic alignment
3 guidesMentioned in related content
2 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
Licence Holders also bound by 221 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Petroleum (Current Model Clauses) Order 1999 1999 317 duties
- The Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004 2004 123 duties
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 76 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 68 duties
- The Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1991 1991 65 duties
Applicants also bound by 294 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 46 duties
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 30 duties
- The Land Registration Rules 2003 2003 25 duties
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 18 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 14 duties
Occupiers also bound by 259 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) Regulations 2021 2021 39 duties
- Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 2006 34 duties
- The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 1995 34 duties
- Highways Act 1980 1980 23 duties
- Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 2015 18 duties
Traders also bound by 826 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 413 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 243 duties
- The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 2008 114 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 62 duties
- Building Societies Act 1986 1986 56 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 — Licensing of Public Entertainments
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part II — Control of Sex Establishments
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part III — Street Trading
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part IV — Control of Refreshment Premises
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part V — Fire Precautions
Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part VI — ABOLITION OF REGISTRATION OF THEATRICAL EMPLOYERS
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part VII — Byelaws
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part VIII — Acupuncture, Tattooing, Ear-Piercing and Electrolysis
Acupuncture.
Fine up to £1,000- Register to practise acupuncture and use only registered premises Any Person
- Register yourself and your premises before practicing acupuncture Any Person
Power to enter premises (acupuncture etc.).
Fine up to £1,000- Refuse entry to a local authority officer Any Person
- Refuse entry to an authorised inspector (acupuncture/piercing) Any Person
Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part IX
Browse 1 other section in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part X — HIGHWAYS
Control of road-side sales.
Fine up to £200- Conduct unauthorized or dangerous road-side sales Any Person
- Use a roadside stall or vehicle to sell without authority Any Person
Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part XI — Public Health, etc.
Buildings on operational land of British Railways Board and certain statutory undertakers.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must notify railway or utility providers before site works Local authority
Browse 7 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
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Powers to repair drains etc. and to remedy stopped-up drains etc.
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Protection of buildings.
Appeals against notices.
Applications to court in respect of expenses of works.
Part XII — Miscellaneous
Temporary markets.
Fine up to £2,500- Fail to notify the council of a temporary market Occupier
- Hold a temporary market without required notice Any Person
Browse 12 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Enforceability by local authorities of certain covenants relating to land.
Local land charges registers–computerisation etc.
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Work undertaken by local authorities and development bodies under certain agreements with Manpower Services Commission.
Insurance etc. of local authority members and persons voluntarily assisting local authorities and probation committees.
Nuisance and disturbance on educational premises.
Lost and uncollected property.
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Advances for acquisition of land, erection of buildings or carrying out of works.
Definition of certain local authority expenditure.
Arrangements under Employment and Training Act 1973.
Extension of duration of local Act powers to assist industry etc.
Part XIII — Supplementary
Consequential repeal or amendment of local statutory provisions.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must consult local authorities before changing local laws Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Minor amendments and repeals.
Citation and extent.
Schedules
(1) The holder of a licence under this Schedule shall...
- Display your sex establishment licence and standard conditions Licence Holder
(1) A person who— (a) knowingly uses, or knowingly causes...
- Operate sex establishment without licence or breach licence conditions Any Person
Any person who, in connection with an application for the...
Unlimited fine- Make a false statement on a licence application Any Person
(1) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph 20...
Fine up to £1,000- Fail to comply with licence condition (display of licence) Any Person
(1) A person who, being the holder of a licence...
Unlimited fine- Allow under-18s to enter or work at a sex establishment Any Person
(1) A constable may, at any reasonable time, enter and...
Unlimited fine- Refuse entry to sex establishment inspector Any Person
(1) A person acting under the authority of a warrant...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Authorised officer must provide a record of seized items upon request Local authority
(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below, any of...
- Appeal a licensing decision within 21 days if you want to challenge it Licence Holder
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, no person...
- Obtain a licence before operating a sex establishment Any Person
Street Trading
- Apply for a street trading licence to sell goods in designated streets Applicant
- Obtain a street‑trading licence (or consent) before selling on a street Trader
(1) A person who— (a) engages in street trading in...
Fine up to £1,000- Engage in unauthorised street trading Any Person
(1) A district council may by resolution designate any street...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Council must follow procedure when designating streets for street trading Local authority
(1) An application for a street trading licence or the...
- Submit a complete street trading licence application to the council Applicant
(1) When a district council receive an application for the...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Council must decide street trading licence applications fairly and give reasons for refusal Local authority
(1) A district council may charge such fees as they...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Council must set reasonable street trading licence fees and consult before raising service charges Local authority
Browse 71 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON SECTION 1
MINOR AMENDMENTS
Licensing of Public Entertainments
(1) An entertainment to which this paragraph applies shall not...
The appropriate authority may, at the written request of the...
(1) The appropriate authority may make regulations prescribing standard conditions...
(1) This paragraph applies where the authority by whom an...
(1) If any entertainment to which paragraph 1, 2 or...
Where— (a) a special order of exemption has been granted...
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) below applies where— (a) the Special Occasions...
(1) Where— (a) a constable; or (b) an authorised officer...
(1) Where application is made to the appropriate authority for...
(1) The holder of an entertainments licence may at any...
An applicant for the variation of the terms, conditions or...
(1) Any of the following persons, that is to say—...
Where a place in respect of which an entertainments licence...
(1) Any licence relating to public entertainments which was granted...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below, no premises...
(1) Nothing in this Schedule shall affect—
Nothing in this Schedule shall affect— (a) section 3 of...
In this Schedule— “the appropriate authority” means— in relation to...
(1) This paragraph applies to any public musical entertainment which...
(1) An entertainment to which paragraph 3 above applies shall...
(1) Subject to paragraphs 8 and 17 below, any entertainments...
(1) An applicant for the grant, renewal or transfer of...
(1) This paragraph applies where the authority by whom an...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below, an applicant...
(1) Where, before the date of expiry of an entertainments...
In the event of the death of the holder of...
For section 2(4) of the Hypnotism Act 1952 (control of...
In section 1(1) of the Private Places of Entertainment (Licensing)...
In section 2 of that Act (certain private places of...
For Part I of the Schedule to that Act there...
In section 79(1) of the Licensing Act 1964 (licensing authority’s...
In section 201(1) of that Act for the words after...
Control of Sex Establishments
Nothing in this Schedule— (a) shall afford a defence to...
(1) An application for the grant, renewal or transfer of...
(1) Where, before the date of expiry of a licence,...
(1) A licence under this Schedule shall not be granted—...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the appropriate...
—In the event of the death of the holder of...
The appropriate authority may, at the written request of the...
(1) The appropriate authority may, after giving the holder of...
(1) The holder of a licence under this Schedule may...
An applicant for the grant, variation, renewal or transfer of...
In this Schedule “ sex establishment ” means a sexual...
(1) Where an offence under this Schedule committed by a...
Premises which are deemed sexual entertainment venues
(1) Without prejudice to any other enactment it shall be...
(1) This paragraph applies to an application for the grant...
Meaning of “sexual entertainment venue”
(1) In this Schedule, “ sex cinema ” means any...
(1) So far as it relates to sex cinemas, this...
(1) In this Schedule “ sex shop ” means any...
(1) In this Schedule— “ the appropriate authority ” means,...
(1) Any person who— (a) uses any premises, vehicle, vessel...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) and paragraph 12(1) below, the...
(1) Subject to paragraphs 11 and 27 below, any licence...
(1) In this Schedule— “consent street” means a street in...
Nothing in this Schedule shall affect— (a) section 13 of...
(1) A street trading licence shall specify—
(1) A district council may at any time revoke a...
(1) An application for a street trading consent or the...
The holder of a street trading licence or a street...
HIGHWAY AMENITIES
The following shall be inserted after section 115 of the...
In section 267 of that Act (application to ships and...
In section 346(1)(c) of that Act (by virtue of which,...
(1) The following subsection shall be added at the edn...
REPEALS
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- HSE: legionella and Legionnaires' disease (opens in a new tab) from HSE Detailed Guidance
- Business licences in Scotland (mygov.scot) (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Apply for a premises licence (GOV.UK) (opens in a new tab) from Home Office Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Local Authority (Environmental Health / Licensing / Planning)
Local councils enforce food safety (via Environmental Health Officers), issue alcohol licences, grant planning permission, and regulate certain business activities at local …
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