Local Government Act 1972

Contents

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1. Part I · Local Government Areas and Authorities in England
   1. Miscellaneous
   2. Parishes
   3. Members of principal councils
   4. New local government areas
   5. Principal councils
2. Part II · Local Government Areas and Authorities in Wales
   1. Communities
   2. Miscellaneous
   3. Members of principal councils
   4. New local government areas
   5. Principal councils
3. Part III
   1. 39–45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Part IV · Changes in Local Government Areas
   1. Miscellaneous
   2. Border between England and Wales
   3. Conduct of reviews
   4. Initial reviews
   5. Proposals by Local Government Boundary Commission for England
   6. Proposals by Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales
   7. Supplementary provisions
5. Part V · General Provisions as to Members and Proceedings of Local Authorities
   1. Acceptance, resignation and vacation of office, and casual vacancies
   2. Meetings and proceedings
   3. Proceedings for disqualification
   4. Qualifications and disqualifications
   5. Restrictions on voting
6. Part VA · Access to Meetings and Documents of Certain Authorities, Committees and Sub-Committees.
   1. 100A Admission to meetings of principal councils.
   2. 100B Access to agenda and connected reports.
   3. 100BA Access to agenda and connected reports: principal councils in Wales
   4. 100C Inspection and publication of minutes and other documents after meetings.
   5. 100D Inspection and publication of background papers.
   6. 100E Application to committees and sub-committees.
   7. 100EA Inspection of records relating to functions exercisable by members
   8. 100F Additional rights of access to documents for members of principal councils.
   9. 100G Principal councils to publish additional information.
   10. 100H Supplemental provisions and offences.
   11. 100I Exempt information and power to vary Schedule 12A.
   12. 100J Application to new authorities, Common Council, etc.
   13. 100K Interpretation and application of Part VA.
7. Part VI · Discharge of Functions
   1. 101 Arrangements for discharge of functions by local authorities.
   2. 102 Appointment of committees.
   3. 103 Expenses of joint committees.
   4. 104 Disqualification for membership of committees and joint committees.
   5. 105 Disability for voting on account of interest in contracts, etc.
   6. 106 Standing orders.
   7. 107 Application of foregoing provisions to the Common Council.
   8. 108 Committees of parish meetings.
   9. 109 Conferring functions of parish council on parish meeting.
   10. 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. Part VII · Miscellaneous Powers of Local Authorities
   1. 129 Payment of purchase or compensation money by one local authority to another.
   2. 130 Acquisition by local authorities of lands belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster.
   3. 131 Savings.
   4. Miscellaneous
   5. Staff
   6. Discharge of statutory trusts
   7. Land transactions — principal councils
   8. Land transactions—general provisions
   9. Land transactions—parish and community councils
   10. Premises and contracts
   11. Subsidiary powers
9. Part VIII · Finance
   1. Allowances to members of local authorities and other bodies
   2. Expenses and receipts
   3. Miscellaneous provisions as to finance and rating
10. Part IX · Functions
    1. General
    2. Education, social and welfare services
    3. Miscellaneous functions
    4. The environment
11. Part X · Judicial and Related Matters
    1. 216 Adaptation of law relating to old counties.
    2. 217 (1) . . . . . . . . ....
    3. 218 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    4. 219 Sheriffs and under-sheriffs.
    5. 220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    6. 221 Abolition of borough civil courts.
12. Part XI · General Provisions as to Local Authorities
    1. Byelaws
    2. Documents and notices, etc.
    3. Legal proceedings
    4. Miscellaneous provisions
13. Part XII · Miscellaneous and General
    1. General
    2. Inquiries
    3. Status, etc.
14. Schedule 1 · Counties and Metropolitan Districts in England
    1. Part III Rules as to Boundaries
    2. Part IV Divided Parishes
    3. Part V Constitution of Parishes by Reference to existing Urban District and Borough Boundaries
15. Schedule 2 · Constitution and Membership of Greater London Council and London Borough Councils
    1. Part I
    2. Part II
16. Schedule 3 · Establishment of New Authorities in England
    1. Division of non-metropolitan counties into districts
    2. County and district councillors
    3. First elections and meetings of new councils
    4. Parish councillors
    5. Qualification for membership of local authority
    6. Suspension of elections
    7. Annual meetings
    8. Supplementary
17. Schedule 4 · Local Government Areas in Wales
    1. Part I Counties
    2. Part II County Boroughs
    3. Part III The Preserved Counties And Their Areas
    4. Part IV
18. Schedule 5 · Establishment of New Principal Councils
    1. Election of councillors
    2. Electoral divisions
    3. First elections of new councils
    4. Declarations of acceptance of office
    5. First meetings of new principal councils
    6. Qualification for membership
    7. Suspension of elections
    8. Appropriate transition committee
    9. Qualification for membership of local authority
    10. Suspension of elections
    11. Annual meetings
    12. Supplemental
19. Schedule 6 · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20. Schedule 7 · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    1. (1) (1) The Commission shall be a body corporate consisting of...
    2. (2) There shall be paid to each member of the Commission...
    3. (3) (1) The Secretary of State may appoint, to assist and...
    4. (4) At any meeting of the Commission three shall be the...
    5. (5) All acts done at a meeting of the Commission shall,...
    6. (6) Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule and to...
    7. Officers and servants, remuneration and expenses
    8. Proof of documents
21. Schedule 8 · Constitution and Proceedings of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales
    1. (1) . . . . . . . . . ....
    2. (2) . . . . . . . . . ....
    3. (3) . . . . . . . . . ....
    4. (4) . . . . . . . . . ....
    5. (5) . . . . . . . . . ....
    6. (6) . . . . . . . . . ....
    7. Officers and servants, remuneration and expenses
    8. Proof of documents
22. Schedule 9 · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    1. (1) As soon as practicable after the first election of councillors...
    2. (2) The provisions of Part IV of this Act shall apply...
    3. (3) As soon as practicable after the last order has been...
    4. (4) The provisions of Part IV of this Act shall apply...
23. Schedule 10 · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    1. Special community reviews
    2. Review of electoral arrangements for districts, etc.
    3. Review of electoral arrangements for counties
    4. Supplemental
24. Schedule 11 · Rules to be Observed in Considering Electoral Arrangements
    1. Counties
    2. Welsh counties and county boroughs
    3. Districts and London boroughs
    4. Parishes and communities
25. Schedule 12 · Meetings and Proceedings of Local Authorities
    1. Part I Principal Councils
    2. Part IA Joint Authorities and Inner London Education Authority
    3. Part II Parish Councils
    4. Part III Parish Meetings
    5. Part IV Community Councils
    6. Part V Community Meetings
    7. Part VI Provisions Relating to Local Authorities Generally
26. Schedule 12A · Access to information: exempt information
    1. Part 1 Descriptions of exempt information: england
    2. Part 2 Qualifications: england
    3. Part 3 Interpretation: england
    4. Part 4 Descriptions of exempt information: wales
    5. Part 5 Qualifications: wales
    6. Part 6 Interpretation: wales
27. Schedule 12B · Appropriate sum under section 137(4)
    1. (1) This Schedule has effect to determine for the purposes of...
    2. (2) The sum appropriate to the local authority for the financial...
    3. (3) (1) For each subsequent financial year, the sum appropriate to...
    4. (4) Before the beginning of a financial year, the appropriate person...
    5. (5) In paragraph 4 above “ the appropriate person ” means—...
    6. (6) An order under paragraph 4 above may make different provision...
    7. (7) An order under paragraph 4 above made by the Secretary...
28. Schedule 13 · Loans and Other Financial Provisions
    1. Part I
    2. Part II Amendments with Respect to Finance and Rating
29. Schedule 14 · Amendment and Modification of Public Health Acts, Etc.
    1. Part I The Public Health Act 1936
    2. Part II Other Enactments
30. Schedule 15
    1. The Public Health Act 1936
    2. The Water Act 1945
31. Schedule 16 · Functions Under, and Amendment and Modification of, Enactments Relating to Town and Country Planning
    1. Part I Town and Country Planning Act 1971
    2. Part II Other Enactments
    3. Part III
32. Schedule 17 · Functions with Respect to National Parks and the Countryside
    1. Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2. Part II Survey of Public Paths, Etc.
    3. Part III Miscellaneous Modifications of 1949 and 1968 Acts
33. Schedule 18 · Amendments of town development act 1952
    1. (1) . . . . . . . . . ....
    2. (2) In section 4, in subsection (1) for the words “county...
    3. (3) In section 7, for paragraphs (a) to (c) there shall...
    4. (4) In section 8(1), . . . in paragraph (c) for...
    5. (5) In section 10(3), for the words “county borough or county...
    6. (6) In section 11, for the words from “of the county”...
34. Schedule 19 · Amendments of enactments relating to road traffic and abandoned vehicles
    1. Part I The road traffic act 1972
    2. Part II
    3. Part III
35. Schedule 20 · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36. Schedule 21 · Amendments of enactments relating to highways
    1. Part I
    2. Part II Other enactments
37. Schedule 22 · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38. Schedule 23 · Amendments of enactments conferring social services functions
    1. (1) . . . . . . . . . ....
    2. (2) (1) In section 21 of the National Assistance Act in...
    3. (3) . . . . . . . . . ....
    4. (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    5. (5) . . . . . . . . . ....
    6. (6) (1) In section 3 of the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act...
    7. (7) . . . . . . . . . ....
    8. (8) . . . . . . . . . ....
    9. (9) (1) In the Mental Health Act 1959, in sections 8(1),...
    10. (10) . . . . . . . . . ....
    11. (11) In section 10(1) of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960,...
    12. (12) . . . . . . . . . ....
    13. (13) . . . . . . . . . ....
    14. (14) . . . . . . . . . ....
    15. (15) (1) . . . . . . . . ....
    16. (16) In section 70(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act...
39. Schedule 24 · Amendments of Transport Act 1968, Part II
    1. Part I Amendments of General Application
    2. Part II
40. Schedule 25 · Amendments of Licensing Enactments
    1. Part I Amendments of Licensing Act 1964
    2. Part II
41. Schedule 26 · Cemeteries and Crematoria
    1. Discharge of functions of burial authorities
    2. Provision and management of cemeteries
    3. Saving, amendments and modifications of enactments
42. Schedule 27
    1. (1) . . . . . . . . . ....
    2. (11) . . . . . . . . . ....
    3. (16) . . . . . . . . . ....
    4. (17) . . . . . . . . . ....
    5. (18) . . . . . . . . . ....
    6. (19) . . . . . . . . . ....
    7. (12–15) . . . . . . . . . ....
    8. (2–4) . . . . . . . . . ....
    9. (5–10) . . . . . . . . . ....
43. Schedule 28
44. Schedule 28A · Amendment of laws relating to freedoms of cities and towns
    1. Introductory
    2. Powers to amend law in respect of women and civil partners
    3. Power to amend royal charters
    4. Powers to amend laws established by custom
    5. Consequential amendments
    6. Qualifying resolutions
    7. Order-making powers: supplementary
45. Schedule 29 · Adaptation, Modification and Amendment of Enactments
    1. Part I General Adaptation of Enactments
    2. Part II Particular Modifications and Amendments
46. Schedule 30 · Repeals