Civic Amenities Act 1967

1967 CHAPTER 69

An Act to make further provision for the protection and improvement of buildings of architectural or historic interest and of the character of areas of such interest; for the preservation and planting of trees; and for the orderly disposal of disused vehicles and equipment and other rubbish.

[27th July 1967]

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Act: powers transferred (1.7.1999) by virtue of S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch.1

C2 Act: power to amend conferred (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 132, 255(3)(a) (with s. 247)

Commencement Information

I1 Act partly in force at Royal Assent and wholly in force at 27.8.1967, see s. 32(2).

Part I E+W+S Preservation of areas and buildings of architectural or historic interest

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 1, 3, 6, 8, 11–14, 15(1), 16, 17 repealed by Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78), Sch. 25 and Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23

2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F2 Ss. 2, 7, 9, 10 repealed by Town and Country Planning Act 1968 (c. 72), Sch. 11 and Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1969 (c. 30), Sch. 11

3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F3 Ss. 1, 3, 6, 8, 11–14, 15(1), 16, 17 repealed by Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78), Sch. 25 and Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23

[F4 4 Loans for preservation of historic buildings etc. E+W+S

(1) The power conferred by subsection (1) of section 4 of the M1 Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 to make grants for the purposes mentioned in that subsection shall include power to make loans for those purposes, and references to grants in subsections (3) and (4) of that section shall be construed accordingly.

(2) Any loan made by virtue of this section shall be made on such terms as to repayment, payment of interest and otherwise as the Minister making the loan may determine with the approval of the Treasury; and all sums received by any Minister by way of interest on or repayment of such a loan shall be paid into the Exchequer.]

Textual Amendments

F4 S. 4 omitted (W.) (4.11.2024) by virtue of Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 3), s. 212(2), Sch. 13 para. 12 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1-3); S.I. 2024/860, art. 3(d)

Marginal Citations

M1 1953 c. 49.

F5 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F5 S. 5 repealed (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 3, 6(2), Sch. 1 Pt.I (with s. 5, Sch. 3)

6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F6 Ss. 1, 3, 6, 8, 11–14, 15(1), 16, 17 repealed by Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78), Sch. 25 and Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23

7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F7 Ss. 2, 7, 9, 10 repealed by Town and Country Planning Act 1968 (c. 72), Sch. 11 and Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1969 (c. 30), Sch. 11

8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F8 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F8 Ss. 1, 3, 6, 8, 11–14, 15(1), 16, 17 repealed by Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78), Sch. 25 and Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23

9, 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F9 Ss. 2, 7, 9, 10 repealed by Town and Country Planning Act 1968 (c. 72), Sch. 11 and Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1969 (c. 30), Sch. 11

11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F10 Ss. 1, 3, 6, 8, 11–14, 15(1), 16, 17 repealed by Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78), Sch. 25 and Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23

Parts II, III E+W+S

12—14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F11 Ss. 1, 3, 6, 8, 11–14, 15(1), 16, 17 repealed by Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78), Sch. 25 and Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23

F12 15 Penalties. E+W+S

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Textual Amendments

F12 S. 15 repealed (21.7.2008) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 (c. 12), Sch. 1 Pt. 9

16, 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F13 Ss. 1, 3, 6, 8, 11–14, 15(1), 16, 17 repealed by Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (c. 78), Sch. 25 and Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 52), Sch. 23

18—24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F14 Ss. 18–24, 27, 28 repealed by Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 (c. 3), Sch. 2

25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F15 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F15 S. 25 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976 (c. 16), Sch. 1 Pt. XVI

26 Amendment of 1961 c. 64 s. 34. E+W+S

In subsection (1) of section 34 of the Public Health Act 1961 (which provides for the removal by a local authority from a vacant site in a built-up area of an accumulation of rubbish which is seriously detrimental to the amenities of the neighbourhood) for the words “on any vacant site in a built-up area an accumulation of rubbish” there shall be substituted the words “on any land in the open air in their area any rubbish”; and in subsection (2) of that section for the word “site” there shall be substituted the word “land”.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3 The text of Ss. 15(2), 26 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F16 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F16 Ss. 18–24, 27, 28 repealed by Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 (c. 3), Sch. 2

Part IV E+W+S General

28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F17 E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F17 Ss. 18–24, 27, 28 repealed by Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 (c. 3), Sch. 2

29 Application to Isles of Scilly. E+W+S

(1) The [F18 Secretary of State] may, after consultation with the Council of the Isles of Scilly, by order provide that any provision of this Act specified in the order shall apply to the Isles, subject to such modifications as may be so specified, as if the Isles were a separate county or a county district.

(2) The power to make orders conferred by this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument and shall include power to vary or revoke an order under this section by a subsequent order thereunder.

Textual Amendments

F18 Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1970/1681, arts. 2(1), 6(3)

30 Interpretation —general. E+W+S

F19 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) Any reference in this Act to any enactment is a reference to it as amended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Act.

Textual Amendments

F19 S. 30(1) repealed (21.7.2008) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 (c. 12), Sch. 1 Pt. 9

31 Expenses. E+W+S

There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under any other enactment.

32 Short title, commencement and extent. E+W+S

(1) This Act may be cited as the Civic Amenities Act 1967.

F20 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

Textual Amendments

F20 S. 32(2) repealed (21.7.2008) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 (c. 12), Sch. 1 Pt. 9