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Local Government Act 1948

1948 CHAPTER 26 11 and 12 Geo 6

An Act to amend the law relating to Exchequer grants to local authorities and other bodies and grants by local authorities to other local authorities or other bodies, and the law relating to rating, valuation for rating and precepts to rating authorities; to provide for payments for the benefit of local authorities by the British Transport Commission, the British Electricity Authority and the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board; to amend the Railway Freight Rebates Enactments, 1929 to 1943, section two hundred and eleven of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947, the law relating to the payment of expenses and other allowances to members of local authorities and other bodies and the law relating to the manner in which certain securities of local authorities and other bodies may be transferred; to extend the powers of local authorities in certain respects; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[24th March 1948]

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Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Act explained by National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 16, SIF 78), s. 20

C2 Act modified by Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 47, SIF 77:2), ss. 1(6), 43, 45(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(4), Sch. 4 para. 3(1)

C3 Act modified by Dockyard Services Act 1986 (c. 52, SIF 58), s. 3(1)(c)

C4 Act modified by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 103:2), ss. 4(1), 26(1)

C5 Act applied by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 103:2), ss. 5(7), 26(1)

C6 Act applied (S.) (1.4.1993) by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 111(9) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4)); S.I. 1993/575, art. 2(a)

C7 Act applied (S.) (1.4.1992) by Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 60), s. 22(3) (as substituted by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 117(1), Sch. 13, para. 10 (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))); S.I. 1992/818, art. 2(a).

Commencement Information

I1 Act partly in force at Royal Assent by s. 147(2), (3), (4) and (5) (now repealed)