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Part II Local Government Areas and Authorities in Wales
27. Community meetings and continuation of community councils.
27A.Power of community meeting to apply for an order establishing a community council
27B.Orders establishing separate community councils for communities
27C.Power of community meeting to apply for an order dissolving its separate community council
27D.Orders dissolving separate community councils for communities
27E.Power of community meeting to apply for an order grouping its community with other communities under a common community council
27F.Orders grouping a community with other communities under a common community council
27G.Power of community meeting to apply for an order adding its community to a group of communities with a common council
27H.Orders adding a community to a group of communities with a common council
27I.Power of council for a group of communities to apply for an order dissolving the group
27K.Power of community meeting to apply for an order separating community from a group of communities
27L.Orders separating a community from a group of communities
27M.Power of Welsh Ministers to alter voting thresholds in connection with organisation of community councils
29A. Community councils for groups of communities: dissolution.
29B. Community councils: applications under section 28, 29 or 29A.
30.Restriction on community applications during and after reviews.
33C.Principal council's explanation of its response to a community poll
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Part IV Changes in Local Government Areas
Proposals by Local Government Boundary Commission for England
Part V General Provisions as to Members and Proceedings of Local Authorities
Qualifications and disqualifications
79.Qualifications for election and holding office as member of local authority.
80.Disqualifications for election and holding office as member of a local authority in England.
80A.Disqualification for election or being a member of a local authority in Wales
80B.Disqualification for being a member of a local authority in Wales and holding local office or employment
80C.Paid office or employment to which disqualification applies
81A.Disqualification relating to sexual offences etc (England)
Acceptance, resignation and vacation of office, and casual vacancies
Part VA Access to Meetings and Documents of Certain Authorities, Committees and Sub-Committees.
100BA.Access to agenda and connected reports: principal councils in Wales
100C. Inspection and publication of minutes and other documents after meetings.
100EA.Inspection of records relating to functions exercisable by members
100F. Additional rights of access to documents for members of principal councils.
Part VI Discharge of Functions
101.Arrangements for discharge of functions by local authorities.
104. Disqualification for membership of committees and joint committees.
105. Disability for voting on account of interest in contracts, etc.
107. Application of foregoing provisions to the Common Council.
109. Conferring functions of parish council on parish meeting.
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Part VII Miscellaneous Powers of Local Authorities
136. Contributions towards expenditure on concurrent functions.
137. Power of local authorities to incur expenditure for certain purposes not otherwise authorised.
137A. Financial assistance to be conditional on provision of information.
138.Powers of principal councils with respect to emergencies or disasters.
138B.Involvement with religious events and events connected with a belief
138C.Application of sections 138A and 138B to other authorities
140. Insurance by local authorities against accidents to members.
140A. Insurance of voluntary assistants of local authorities.
140B. Insurance of voluntary assistants of probation committee.
140D.Application of sections 140, 140A and 140C to corporate joint committees
142.Provision of information, etc., relating to matters affecting local government.
144.Power to encourage visitors and provide conference and other facilities.
146A.Joint Authorities and Inner London Education Authority.
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200. Power to confer on district councils in Wales certain functions relating to agriculture.
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204. Licensing: licensed premises, cinemas, theatres and refreshment houses.
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Part XI General Provisions as to Local Authorities
Part XII Miscellaneous and General
256. Continuity of employment in cases of voluntary transfer.
260. Provision for early retirement in lieu of compensation for loss of office.
261. Remuneration of employees of existing local authorities outside Greater London.
263. Existing joint boards and committees and port health districts.
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SCHEDULES
Counties and Metropolitan Districts in England
Part III Rules as to Boundaries
1.The boundaries of the new local government areas shall be...
3.The boundary dividing the Egerton ward of the urban district...
4.The boundary dividing the borough of Whitley Bay referred to...
6.The boundary dividing the parishes of East Harptree, West Harptree,...
7.The boundary dividing the parish of Wexham referred to in...
8.The boundary dividing the parish of Christchurch East referred to...
9.The boundary dividing the parish of Sopley referred to in...
10.The boundary dividing the parish of Herringfleet referred to in...
11.The boundary dividing the parish of Corton referred to in...
12.The boundary dividing the parish of Horley referred to in...
Part V Constitution of Parishes by Reference to existing Urban District and Borough Boundaries
Constitution and Membership of Greater London Council and London Borough Councils
Modifications of preceding provisions
5A.Where a London borough council are operating executive arrangements which...
5B.Where a London borough council are operating executive arrangements which...
5D.Paragraphs 2(1) and 2(5) above shall have effect as if...
5E.Paragraph 2 above shall have effect as if the following...
5G.Paragraph 2(5) above shall have effect as if it provided...
5H.Paragraph 5 above shall have effect as if for sub-paragraphs...
Establishment of New Principal Councils
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Constitution and Proceedings of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England
Constitution and Proceedings of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales
2.In conducting the special community review the Welsh Commission shall...
3.In considering whether to formulate proposals under paragraph 1 or...
4.If in conducting the special community review the Welsh Commission...
5.In conducting the special community review the Welsh Commission shall...
6.Without prejudice to any direction given by the Secretary of...
Meetings and Proceedings of Local Authorities
Part IA Joint Authorities and Inner London Education Authority
25.(1) An extraordinary meeting of a community council may be...
26.(1) Meetings of the community council and its committees and...
26ZA.(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after a meeting of...
26A.(1) This paragraph applies where a community council has been...
27A.(1) This paragraph applies in respect of a meeting or...
28.Subject to paragraph 45 below, no business shall be transacted...
30.(1) Where there is a community council for a community,...
30B.(1) Where a group of individuals assert that they have...
30C.(1) For the purposes of paragraph 30B(1), each community council...
30D.(1) Where a principal council or a community council has...
30E.(1) The public notice required by paragraph 30D(2) above must...
31.The chairman of a community council shall be entitled to...
32.(1) The proceedings at a community meeting shall not commence...
35.(1) Minutes of the proceedings of a community meeting shall...
36.Subject to the provisions of this Act a community meeting...
36A.(1) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision for...
36BA.principal council and a community council exercising functions in relation...
37.(1) Any ballot boxes, fittings and compartments provided for parliamentary...
ACCESS TO INFORMATION: EXEMPT INFORMATION
PART 1 DESCRIPTIONS OF EXEMPT INFORMATION: ENGLAND
2.Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an...
3.Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any...
4.Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations...
5.Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional...
7.Information relating to any action taken or to be taken...
PART 4 DESCRIPTIONS OF EXEMPT INFORMATION: WALES
13.Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an...
14.Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any...
15.Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations...
16.Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional...
18.Information relating to any action taken or to be taken...
No commentary available with id 1966275 PART 4 DESCRIPTIONS OF EXEMPT INFORMATION: WALES
No commentary available with id 1966279 PART 5 QUALIFICATIONS: WALES
28.Information relating to a person of a description specified in...
29.Information falling within paragraph 19 above is not exempt information...
30.Information falling within paragraph 20 above is exempt information if...
31.Information falling within paragraph 21 above is exempt information if...
32.Information falling within paragraph 23 above is exempt information if...
33.Information falling within paragraph 25 above is exempt information if...
34.Information falling within any paragraph of Part 4 above is...
No commentary available with id 1966280 PART 6 INTERPRETATION: WALES
Appropriate sum under section 137(4)
1.This Schedule has effect to determine for the purposes of...
2.The sum appropriate to the local authority for the financial...
3.(1) For each subsequent financial year, the sum appropriate to...
4.Before the beginning of a financial year, the appropriate person...
6.An order under paragraph 4 above may make different provision...
Amendment and Modification of Public Health Acts, Etc.
Part I The Public Health Act 1936
1.For section 1 there shall be substituted the following section—...
2.Any reference to an urban authority or rural authority shall...
3.Proviso (a) to section 7(1) shall cease to have effect....
4.Without prejudice to paragraph 2 above, the following provisions, that...
9.(1) For sections 87(1) and (2) there shall be substituted...
18.The powers conferred by Part VIII on local authorities within...
19.All directions in force under section 267(1)(c) immediately before 1st...
20.Any reference in section 278 to a local authority shall...
22.In section 343 for the definition of contributory place there...
Public Health Acts 1875 to 1925
23.Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule and the...
24.Paragraph 23 above shall not apply to the following enactments,...
25.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, a local authority may...
26.The following enactments shall not extend to Greater London, that...
27.(1) The powers conferred on certain authorities by the enactments...
29.A highway authority who are not a local authority within...
31.A local authority within the meaning of the Public Health...
Functions Under, and Amendment and Modification of, Enactments Relating to Town and Country Planning
Functions with Respect to National Parks and the Countryside
Part I Discharge of Planning and Countryside Functions in National Parks
Planning Boards and National Park Committees
3.If immediately before 1st April 1974 there is an existing...
3B.A board reconstituted under paragraph 3 above or constituted under...
6.The functions of a council or councils excepted from the...
7.The validity of anything done or purporting to have been...
8.The National Park Committee for a Park comprised in two...
9.A National Park Committee may arrange with a district planning...
10.Where a joint planning board, special planning board or National...
12.The persons appointed in pursuance of paragraph 11 above shall...
12A.(1) The members of a joint planning board, special planning...
13.Section 101 above shall, in its application to the discharge...
Part III Miscellaneous Modifications of 1949 and 1968 Acts
AMENDMENTS OF ENACTMENTS RELATING TO ROAD TRAFFIC AND ABANDONED VEHICLES
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AMENDMENTS OF ENACTMENTS CONFERRING SOCIAL SERVICES FUNCTIONS
Amendments of Transport Act 1968, Part II
Part I Amendments of General Application
1.In section 9(1)(a) (constitution of Passenger Transport Authorities) sub-paragraph (ii)...
2.In section 11 (financial duty of Passenger Transport Executives) after...
4.After section 15 there shall be inserted the following section:—...
5.In section 15(1) (Executive to submit certain proposals and estimates...
6.In section 16(1) (annual report prepared jointly by Authority and...
7.In section 23 (directions given by the Secretary of State)...
8.In Part I of Schedule 5 (constitution of Passenger Transport...
Discharge of functions of burial authorities
1.In relation to a cemetery or crematorium maintained immediately before...
2.Where by virtue of paragraph 1 above the functions conferred...
3.Section 6 of the Public Health Act 1936 (establishment of...
6.Notwithstanding anything in section 150 above, a parish or community...
7.If the constituent local authorities of a joint committee of...
8.The district council or Welsh principal council in making and...
9.Land acquired in pursuance of paragraph 7 above shall be...
Amendment of laws relating to freedoms of cities and towns
Adaptation, Modification and Amendment of Enactments
Part I General Adaptation of Enactments
1.(1) This paragraph applies to any enactment passed before, or...
2.In any enactment or instrument to which paragraph 1 above...
3.In any enactment or instrument to which paragraph 1 above...
4.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, in any enactment or...
5.In any enactment or instrument to which paragraph 1 above...
6.(1) This paragraph applies for the construction of any enactment...
8.The foregoing provisions of this Schedule shall have effect subject...
Part II Particular Modifications and Amendments
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