Local Government Act 1958 (c. 55)

Local Government Act 1958

1958 CHAPTER 55 6 and 7 Eliz 2

An Act to make further provision, as respects England and Wales, with respect to grants to local or police authorities, with respect to the rating of industrial and freight-transport hereditaments and of transport, electricity and gas authorities, with respect to the making of changes in the area, name, status and functions of local authorities, and with respect to local government finance and elections; to amend the law in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland as to the making by trustees of loans to local and other authorities; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[23rd July 1958]

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Councils of administrative counties, boroughs (except those in rural districts), urban districts, rural districts and urban parishes outside Greater London and Isles of Scilly together with municipal corporations of boroughs outside Greater London now abolished and councils of metropolitan counties, non-metropolitan counties and districts constituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), ss. 1, 2, Sch. 1

C2 Act amended with the substitution for any reference to a rural parish or its council or meeting of a reference to (E.) a parish or its council or meeting and (W.) a community or its council by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), s. 179 subject as in that section mentioned

C3 Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

Part I U.K.

1—16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1–16 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975 (c. 10), Sch. Pt. VIII

Part II U.K.

17–45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 Ss. 17–45 repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30

Part III U.K.

46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 46 repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), s. 195(4), Sch. 30

47–53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F4 Ss. 47–53 repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30

Part IV U.K. General and Supplementary

General amendments relating to local government finance U.K.

54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F5 S. 54 repealed by Trustee Investments Act 1961 (c. 62), Sch. 5

55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F6 S. 55 repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30

56 Contributions by county councils to expenses of county district councils. U.K.

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7 a county council may make any contribution the council think fit to expenditure of the council of a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F8 district in the county.

(2) A county council may make any contribution the council think fit towards expenditure . . . F9 by a parish council or parish meeting in connection with the exercise of the functions of the council or meeting relating to public open spaces.

(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10

Textual Amendments

F7 Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI

F8 Word repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XII

F9 Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30

F10 S. 56(3) repealed by Housing Finance Act 1972 (c. 47), s. 108(4), Sch. 11 Pt. I

57, 58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F11 Ss. 57–59, 60(1), 65 repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30

Supplementary provisions U.K.

59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F12 Ss. 57–59, 60(1), 65 repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30

60 Transfer and compensation of officers. U.K.

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13

(2) Provision shall be made, by regulations made by such Minister as may be determined by the Treasury to be appropriate in relation to the persons to whom the regulations relate, for the payment by such authority as may be prescribed by or determined under the regulations, [F14 or, in a case to which paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the M1 Children and Young Persons Act 1969 applies, by the Secretary of State] but subject to such exceptions or conditions as may be so prescribed, of compensation to or in respect of persons who are, or who but for any national service of theirs would be, the holders of any such place, situation or employment as may be so prescribed and who suffer loss of employment or loss or diminution of emoluments which is attributable to the provisions of any such order or scheme as is mentioned in subsection (1) of this section or of any scheme or order under sections forty-three to forty-five, or Part VI, of the Act of 1933 [F15 or of any order under Part I of the M2 Police Act 1964][F16 or section 32 of the Police Act 1996][F14 or of an order under section 46 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969][F17 or of section 2 or 6 of the M3 Local Authority Social Services Act 1970]; and so much of section one hundred and fifty of [F18 the Act of 1933] as provides for compensation shall not apply to any scheme or order under the said Part VI, but without prejudice to any instrument to which it is applied by any other enactment.

(3) Regulations under the foregoing subsection may include provision as to the manner in which and the person to whom any claim for compensation under this section is to be made, and for the determination of all questions arising under the regulations.

(4) In this section—

• existing officer, in relation to an order or scheme, means an officer serving on such date or dates as may be specified in the order or scheme in relation to him;

• national service means any such service in any of Her Majesty’s forces or other employment (whether or not in the service of Her Majesty) as may be prescribed by regulations under this section;

• officer includes the holder of any place, situation or employment.

(5) Any regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

Textual Amendments

F13 Ss. 57–59, 60(1), 65 repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30

F14 Words inserted by Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54), s. 46(2), Sch. 3 para. 2(2)

F15 Words inserted by Police Act 1964 (c. 48), Sch. 9

F16 Words in s. 60(2) inserted (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103, 104(1), Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 12

F17 Words inserted by Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42), Sch. 2 para. 8

F18 Words substituted by Police Act 1964 (c. 48), Sch. 9

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C4 S. 60(2) applied by Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 (c. 75), s. 11(2); extended by Police Act 1964 (c. 48), s. 58(4), Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42), s. 9(2)(3) and Pensions Increase Act 1971 (c. 56), s. 5(1), Sch. 2 paras. 23(b), 52, 55

C5 Functions of the Treasury under s. 60(2) now exercisable by the Minister for the Civil Service: S.I. 1968/1656

Marginal Citations

M1 1969 c. 54.

M2 1964 c. 48.

M3 1970 c. 42.

61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F19 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F19 S. 61 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XII

F20 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F20 S. 62 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.X.

F21 63 General provisions as to local inquiries. U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F21 S. 63 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 10 Group 3

64 Application of Statutory Instruments Act. U.K.

Any power conferred on a Minister by this Act to make . . . F22 regulations shall be exerciseable by statutory instrument.

Textual Amendments

F22 Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XII

65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F23 U.K.

Textual Amendments

F23 Ss. 57–59, 60(1), 65 repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30

66 Interpretation. U.K.

(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say:—

• Act of 1933 means the Local Government Act, 1933;

• F24 . . .

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F25

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F25 the Generating Board means the Central Electricity Generating Board, and Electricity Board means the Generating Board or an Area Board;

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• expenditure includes sums paid by virtue of a precept or other instrument or by way of contribution;

• functions means powers or duties;

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• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F25

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F28

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• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F25

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F25

F29 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F30

(4) References in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment, including this Act.

Textual Amendments

F24 Definition in s. 66(1) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.X.

F25 Definition repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XII

F26 Definitions repealed with saving by Local Government (Termination of Reviews) Act 1967 (c. 18), s. 1, Sch. Pt. II

F27 Definition repealed by Gas Act 1972 (c. 60), Sch. 8

F28 Definition repealed by London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), s. 93(1), Sch. 18 Pt. I

F29 S. 66(2) repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.X.

F30 S. 66(3) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XII

F31 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F31 S. 67 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.X.

68 Short title. U.K.

This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act, 1958.

FIRST SCHEDULE U.K. . . . F32

Textual Amendments

F32 Sch. 1 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975 (c. 10), Sch. Pt. VIII

SECOND SCHEDULE U.K. . . . F33

Textual Amendments

F33 Sch. 2 repealed by General Rate Act 1967 (c. 9), Sch. 14

THIRD SCHEDULE U.K. . . . F34

Textual Amendments

F34 Sch. 3 repealed with saving by Local Government (Termination of Reviews) Act 1967 (c. 18), s. 1, Sch. Pts. I, II

FOURTH SCHEDULE U.K. . . . F35

Textual Amendments

F35 Sch. 4 repealed by Local Government (Termination of Reviews) Act 1967 (c. 18), s. 1, Sch. Pt. I

FIFTH SCHEDULE U.K. . . . F36

Textual Amendments

F36 Sch. 5 repealed by London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), s. 93(1), Sch. 18 Pt. I

SIXTH SCHEDULE U.K. . . . F37

Textual Amendments

F37 Sch. 6 repealed with saving by Local Government (Termination of Reviews) Act 1967 (c. 18), s. 1, Sch. Pt. II

SEVENTH SCHEDULE U.K. . . . F38

Textual Amendments

F38 Sch. 7 repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30

Section 62.

F39 EIGHTH SCHEDULE U.K. Minor and consequential amendments

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Textual Amendments

F39 Sch. 8 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.X.

NINTH SCHEDULE U.K. . . . F66

Textual Amendments

F66 Sch. 9 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI