Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Local Government-Relaxation of Controls

   1. 1. Relaxation of Ministerial control of authorities

3. Part II Publication of Information by Local Authorities

   1. 2. Duty of authorities to publish information

   2. 3. Supplementary provisions relating to codes of practice on publication of information

   3. 4. Power to direct bodies to publish information

4. Part III Direct Labour Organisations

   1. Works contracts

      1. 5. Meaning of " works contract"

      2. 6. Regulation of works contracts

      3. 7. Limitations on power to enter into works contracts

   2. Functional work

      1. 8. Meaning of " functional work "

      2. 9. Regulation of functional work

   3. Accounting provisions

      1. 10. Accounts relating to construction or maintenance work

      2. 11. Exemption from requirement to keep separate accounts under section 10

      3. 12. Contents of accounts relating to construction or maintenance work

      4. 13. Annual balance sheet etc

      5. 14. Accounts under section 10 and other local authority accounts

   4. Financial provisions

      1. 15. Payment for construction or maintenance work undertaken in pursuance of delegated functions etc

      2. 16. General financial duty: treatment of deficits

      3. 17. Rates of return: powers of Secretary of State

   5. Supplementary

      1. 18. Annual reports on construction or maintenance work

      2. 19. Application to joint committees

   6. General

      1. 20. Interpretation of Part III

      2. 21. Exemption of small direct labour organisations from requirements of Part III

      3. 22. Consequential repeal or amendment of local statutory provisions

      4. 23. Part III-supplementary

5. Part IV Local Government Allowances

   1. 24. Right of councillor to opt for financial loss allowance

   2. 25. Amendments relating to allowances to members of local authorities and other bodies

   3. 26. Introduction of special responsibility allowances for members of local authorities

   4. 27. Vice-chairmen of councils in Scotland and application of Part IV to Scotland

6. Part V Rates

   1. Valuation

      1. 28. New valuation lists

      2. 29. Ascertainment of rateable value of non-industrial buildings

      3. 30. Valuation and adjusted valuation

   2. Fish Farms

      1. 31. Rating exemption for fish farms in England and Wales

      2. 32. Rating exemption for fish farms in Scotland

   3. Reliefs

      1. 33. Domestic rate relief

      2. 34. Payment by instalments

   4. Recovery of rates

      1. 35. Recovery of rates pending settlement

      2. 36. Rating of owners and occupiers

      3. 37. Recovery of rates from owners

      4. 38. Charges in respect of distress

      5. 39. Postponement of warrant of commitment

      6. 40. Security for unpaid rates

   5. Unused and unoccupied property

      1. 41. Suspension of provision for liability to progressive surcharge in respect of unused office etc. property

      2. 42. Rating of unoccupied property

   6. Miscellaneous

      1. 43. Clerks of local valuation panels

      2. 44. Notice of rate

      3. 45. Rate rebates

      4. 46. Amendment of industrial etc. de-rating provisions: Scotland

      5. 47. Commencement and extent of Part V

7. Part VI Rate Support Grant

   1. Amendments relating to existing system of rate support grants

      1. 48. General power to reduce rate support grant

      2. 49. Reduction of resources element

      3. 50. Reduction of needs element for authorities in Greater London

      4. 51. Supplementary grants for transport purposes

      5. 52. Separate provision for Wales

   2. New system of rate support grants

      1. 53. Introduction of new system of rate support grants

      2. 54. The aggregate amount of rate support grants

      3. 55. The domestic rate relief grant

      4. 56. The block grant

      5. 57. Determination of grant-related poundage and grant-related expenditure

      6. 58. Principles for determination of grant-related poundage

      7. 59. Adjustments of distribution of block grant

      8. 60. The Rate Support Grant Report

      9. 61. Supplementary reports

      10. 62. Adjustment of block grant total

      11. 63. Adjustment of block grant in connection with education etc

      12. 64. Special provision for Metropolitan Police District

      13. 65. Submission of information

      14. 66. Estimates and calculations

      15. 67. Changes in rateable values

      16. 68. Rate support grant-supplementary

8. Part VII Miscellaneous Grants

   1. Grants in respect of rate rebates for disabled

      1. 69. Grants in respect of rebates under the Rating (Disabled Persons) Act 1978

   2. Grants for caravan sites

      1. 70. Grants in respect of caravan sites for gipsies

9. Part VIII Capital Expenditure of Local Authorities etc

   1. 71. Expenditure to which Part VIII applies

   2. 72. Expenditure which authorities may make

   3. 73. Projects of regional or national importance

   4. 74. Withdrawal of specification

   5. 75. Capital receipts

   6. 76. Specification of expenditure-supplementary

   7. 77. Local authorities sharing expenditure

   8. 78. Power to give directions in relation to expenditure

   9. 79. Payments etc. in contravention of direction under section 73 or 78

   10. 80. Valuation etc

   11. 81. Expenditure of Greater London Council and London Transport Executive

   12. 82. Other Passenger Transport Executives and their subsidiaries

   13. 83. Submission to Passenger Transport Authority of proposals to acquire certain interests in land or goods

   14. 84. Regulations under Part VIII

   15. 85. Part VIII-supplementary

10. Part IX Town and Country Planning

    1. Allocation of planning functions

       1. 86. Distribution of planning functions between planning authorities

    2. Planning fees

       1. 87. Fees for planning applications etc

    3. Surveys and structure plans and local plans

       1. 88. Local plans-expedited procedure

       2. 89. Additional amendments relating to surveys and plans

    4. General planning amendments

       1. 90. Planning-general

    5. Compulsory acquisition

       1. 91. Amendments relating to compulsory acquisition

    6. Amendments of Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972

       1. 92. Town and Country Planning-Scotland

11. Part X Land held by Public Bodies

    1. 93. Public bodies to whom Part X applies

    2. 94. Areas in which Part X is to operate

    3. 95. Registration of land holdings

    4. 96. Public access to information

    5. 97. Power of Secretary of State to require information

    6. 98. Disposal of land at direction of Secretary of State

    7. 99. Directions to dispose of land-supplementary

    8. 100. Interpretation and extent of Part X

12. Part XI Community Land Act

    1. 101. Repeal

13. Part XII The Land Authority for Wales

    1. The Authority

       1. 102. The Authority

    2. Functions

       1. 103. The Authority's functions

    3. Acquisition of land

       1. 104. Power of acquisition

       2. 105. Requisitioning of sewers

    4. Miscellaneous

       1. 106. Further provisions

       2. 107. Financial provisions

       3. 108. Interpretation: statutory undertakers etc

       4. 109. Interpretation: general

       5. 110. Supplementary

       6. 111. Extent

14. Part XIII Land Compensation

    1. 112. Claims for compensation for depreciation

    2. 113. Claims for compensation for depreciation which are out of time on commencement date

    3. 114. Claims for home loss payments

    4. 115. Interpretation of Part XIII

15. Part XIV Land-Miscellaneous

    1. Development land

       1. 116. Assessment of development land

    2. Derelict land

       1. 117. Extension of powers to make grants for reclamation of land

    3. Miscellaneous provisions about land

       1. 118. Land: miscellaneous amendments

       2. 119. Planning Boards: land acquisition

       3. 120. Compulsory acquisition: exclusion of special parliamentary procedure

       4. 121. Certification of appropriate alternative development

       5. 122. Acquisition and disposal of land by the Crown

       6. 123. Acquisition of land by the Crown in Northern Ireland

       7. 124. Town development functions

       8. 125. Extent of Part XIV

16. Part XV New Towns

    1. Payments to Secretary of State

       1. 126. Sums to be paid to Secretary of State

       2. 127. Power to dispose of land

    2. Reduction of designated areas

       1. 128. Orders reducing designated areas

       2. 129. Effect of order: general

       3. 130. Effect of order: disposal of land

    3. Licensing

       1. 131. Off-licences: special provisions to cease

       2. 132. Power to end special licensing provisions

    4. Miscellaneous

       1. 133. Interpretation, amendments and extent

17. Part XVI Urban Development

    1. Urban development areas

       1. 134. Urban development areas

    2. Urban development corporations

       1. 135. Urban development corporations

       2. 136. Objects and general powers

       3. 137. Exclusion of functions

       4. 138. Restrictions on powers

       5. 139. Allocation or transfer of functions

       6. 140. Consultation with local authorities

    3. Land

       1. 141. Vesting by order in corporation

       2. 142. Acquisition by corporation

       3. 143. Acquisition by local highway authority

       4. 144. Vesting and acquisition: supplementary

       5. 145. Land compensation

       6. 146. Disposal by corporation

    4. Planning blight

       1. 147. Planning blight

    5. Planning functions

       1. 148. Planning control

       2. 149. Corporation as planning authority

       3. 150. Planning: corporation and local highway authority

    6. Building control etc

       1. 151. Building control

       2. 152. Fire precautions and home insulation

    7. Housing etc

       1. 153. Corporation as housing authority

       2. 154. Rent rebates

       3. 155. Rent

       4. 156. Other provisions relating to corporations as landlords

    8. Highways

       1. 157. Highways

    9. Sewerage etc

       1. 158. Sewerage

       2. 159. Public health etc

    10. Loans for building

        1. 160. Loans for building

        2. 161. Loans in pursuance of building agreements

    11. Inner urban areas

        1. 162. Inner urban areas

    12. Supply of goods etc. to Urban Development Corporations

        1. 163. Supply of goods etc. by local authorities

    13. Finance, accounts, reports, etc

        1. 164. Finance, accounts, reports, etc

    14. Transfer of corporations' undertakings

        1. 165. Power to transfer undertaking

    15. Dissolution of corporations

        1. 166. Dissolution of corporations

    16. Miscellaneous

        1. 167. Power to survey land etc

        2. 168. Service of notices

        3. 169. Ecclesiastical property

        4. 170. Interpretation: statutory undertakers etc

        5. 171. Interpretation: general

        6. 172. Extent of Part XVI

18. Part XVII Caravan Sites

    1. 173. Duty of local authorities to provide caravan sites for gipsies

    2. 174. Removal of unlawfully parked caravans and their occupants

    3. 175. Designation of areas for purpose of making unauthorised camping unlawful

    4. 176. Site licences: exemption for sites provided for gipsies by county councils or regional councils

    5. 177. Interpretation of Part XVII

    6. 178. Commencement and extent of Part XVII

19. Part XVIII Enterprise Zones

    1. 179. Enterprise zones

20. Part XIX Miscellaneous and Supplementary

    1. Honorary freemen

       1. 180. Honorary freemen

    2. Land drainage

       1. 181. Precepts on local authorities for land drainage

       2. 182. Rateable values

    3. Social services

       1. 183. Relaxation of Ministerial controls over social services

    4. Commissioners for local administration

       1. 184. Disclosure of information to Commissioners etc

    5. Pleasure boats

       1. 185. Pleasure boats

       2. 186. Amendment of s. 94 of the Public Health Acts (Amendment) Act 1907

    6. Miscellaneous

       1. 187. Amendment of s. 127 of Highways Act 1959

       2. 188. Removal of Ministerial control of crematoria

       3. 189. Abolition of Clean Air Councils

       4. 190. Removal of restrictions on publicity for Greater London

       5. 191. Amendments of Inner Urban Areas Act 1978

    7. Supplementary

       1. 192. Finance-general

       2. 193. Minor and consequential amendments

       3. 194. Repeals

       4. 195. Scotland

       5. 196. Northern Ireland

       6. 197. Citation

21. 1. Schedule 1

       Provisions to which section 1(1) refers

    2. Schedule 2

       Relaxation of controls over functions relating to clean air and pollution

    3. Schedule 3

       Relaxation of controls over functions relating to amenity etc

    4. Schedule 4

       Relaxation of controls over functions relating to weights and measures and trade

    5. Schedule 5

       Allotments

    6. Schedule 6

       Relaxation of controls over charges and rates of interest etc

    7. Schedule 7

       Highways and Road Traffic

       1. Part I Highways

       2. Part II Road Traffic

    8. Schedule 8

       Enactments mentioned in section 53(11)(c)

    9. Schedule 9

       Domestic rate relief grant

    10. Schedule 10

        Adjustment of block grant in connection with education etc

    11. Schedule 11

        Metropolitan Police District

        1. Part I Interpretation

        2. Part II Special provisions relating to block grant

    12. Schedule 12

        Prescribed expenditure under Part VIII

    13. Schedule 13

        Expenditure of Greater London Council and London Transport Executive

        1. Part I Adjustment between England and Wales

        2. Part II Other adjustments between Authorities

    14. Schedule 14

        Amendments relating to surveys and plans

    15. Schedule 15

        Further planning amendments

    16. Schedule 16

        Bodies to whom Part X applies

    17. Schedule 17

        Community Land Act

        1. Part I Preliminary

        2. Part II Repeals

        3. Part III Provisions re-enacted etc

        4. Part IV Savings and supplementary

    18. Schedule 18

        The Land Authority for Wales

    19. Schedule 19

        Public Authorities

    20. Schedule 20

        Land Authority for Wales: Acquisition of Land

        1. Part I Modifications of 1946 Act

        2. Part II Acquisition of land by agreement

        3. Part III Supplemental provisions

    21. Schedule 21

        Land Authority for Wales: further provisions

    22. Schedule 22

        Supplementary provisions (Wales)

    23. Schedule 23

        Land: miscellaneous amendments

        1. Part I Amendments of Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946

        2. Part II Amendments of National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949

        3. Part III Amendments of Town and Country Planning Act 1959

        4. Part IV Amendments of Town and Country Planning Act 1971

        5. Part V Amendments of Local Government Act 1972

        6. Part VI Amendment of Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

    24. Schedule 24

        Land Compensation Acts as amended

        1. PART I Section 17 of Land Compensation Act 1961

        2. Part II Section 25 of Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1963

    25. Schedule 25

        New Towns

        1. PART I Amendments of New Towns Act 1965

        2. Part II Amendment of New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968

        3. Part III Amendment of Land Compensation Act 1960

        4. Part IV Amendments of Land Compensation (Scotland) Act 1963

    26. Schedule 26

        Urban Development Corporations

    27. Schedule 27

        Vesting of land in Urban Development Corporations

        1. Part I Modification of Enactments: England and Wales

        2. Part II Modification of Enactments: Scotland

    28. Schedule 28

        Urban Development Corporations: Land

        1. PART I Modifications of 1946 and 1947 Acts

        2. Part II Acquisition of land by agreement

        3. Part III Land: supplementary

        4. Part IV Acquisition of rights

    29. Schedule 29

        Planning functions of Urban Development Corporations-England and Wales

        1. Part I Enactments referred to in section 149(3)(a)

        2. Part II Enactments referred to in section 149(3)(b)

    30. Schedule 30

        Planning Functions of Urban Development Corporations: Scotland

        1. Part I Enactments referred to in section 149(8)(a)

        2. Part II Enactments referred to in section 149(8)(b)

    31. Schedule 31

        Urban Development Corporations: Finance etc

        1. PART I Preliminary

        2. Part II Finance

        3. Part III General Accounts etc

    32. Schedule 32

        Enterprise zones

        1. Part I Designation of zones

        2. Part II Modification of scheme, etc

        3. Part III Planning

        4. Part IV Rates-England and Wales

        5. Part V Rates-Scotland

    33. Schedule 33

        Minor and consequential amendments

    34. Schedule 34

        Repeals

        1. PART I Repeals consequential on section 1(1)-various controls

        2. Part II Repeals consequential on section 1(2)-clean air and pollution

        3. Part III Repeals consequential on section 1(3)- amenity etc

        4. Part IV Repeals consequential on section 1(4)- weights and measures and trade

        5. Part V Repeals consequential on section 1(5)- allotments

        6. Part VI Repeals consequential on section 1(6)- charges and rates of interest etc

        7. Part VII Repeals consequential on section 1(7)- highways

        8. Part VIII Repeals consequential on section 1(8)-road traffic

        9. Part IX Rates

        10. Part X Town and country planning

        11. Part XI Community land

        12. Part XII Land compensation

        13. Part XIII Repeals consequential on section 118

        14. Part XIV Town development

        15. Part XV New towns

        16. Part XVI Miscellaneous