The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Title and commencement

3. 2. Application: extent of exercise of powers

4. 3. Interpretation

5. 4. Coming into operation of order

6. 5. Maps

7. 6. Mereing of boundaries

8. 7. General continuance of matters

9. 8. Councillors

10. 9. Local government electors

11. 10. Grouped parishes

12. 11. Grouped communities

13. 12. Dissolution of charter trustees

14. 13. Honorary freedoms

15. 14. Honorary aldermen

16. 15. Privileges or rights of inhabitants of cities and boroughs

17. 16. Appointments to bodies

18. 17. High sheriffs

19. 18. Agency arrangements

20. 19. Justices

21. 20. Licensing

22. 21. Police

23. 22. Fire services

24. 23. Education

25. 24. Charities

26. 25. Commons

27. 26. Food and drugs

28. 27. Social services

29. 28. Family practitioner services

30. 29. Mental health

31. 30. Infectious disease notification

32. 31. Registration service

33. 32. Marriages: registration of births and deaths

34. 33. Town and country planning

35. 34. Clean air

36. 35. Cemeteries

37. 36. Maintenance of highways

38. 37. Road traffic and highways

39. 38. Private street works

40. 39. Land registration

41. 40. Statutory definitions of areas

42. 41. Local Acts, orders and byelaws—General

43. 42. Local Acts and orders—Protective provisions

44. 43. Proceedings for the enforcement of byelaws

45. 44. Compulsory purchase orders and other instruments

46. 45. Instruments made by Ministers

47. 46. Instruments subject to special parliamentary procedure

48. 47. Inspection of parish and community books, etc

49. 48. Registration—General

50. 49. Local land charges

51. 50. Licences, etc

52. 51. Rate support grants

53. 52. Civil defence grants

54. 53. Precepts

55. 54. Valuation of water hereditaments of statutory water undertakings

56. 55. Rating of British Gas Corporation and electricity boards

57. 56. Valuation of hereditaments of National Coal Board

58. 57. Valuation of hereditaments of Post Office

59. 58. Valuation lists

60. 59. Proposals for alteration of valuation lists

61. 60. Rating of owners and discount for rates: rating of unoccupied property

62. 61. Arrears of rates

63. 62. Property, liabilities, contracts, etc., notices and proceedings

64. 63. Audit of accounts

65. 64. Security for loans

66. 65. Legal proceedings

67. 66. Liabilities to certain funds

68. 67. Schemes for the allocation of officers for transfer—Local authorities

69. 68. Schemes for the allocation of officers for transfer—Other authorities

70. 69. Provision as to schemes

71. 70. Transfer of officers

72. 71. Protection of officers transferred

73. 72. Secondary transfers

74. 73. Apprenticeships

75. 74. Saving for training arrangements

76. 75. Saving for dispensations

77. 76. Saving for extensions of service

78. 77. Travelling and removal expenses

79. 78. Commencing points on scales

80. 79. Continuity of employment

81. 80. Appointment of officers before appointed day

82. 81. Gratuities and pensions

83. 82. Inspection of documents

84. 83. Minutes of last meetings

85. 84. General provision as to disputes

86. 85. General savings

87. Signature

88. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       PETTY SESSIONS AREAS

       1. PART I PROVISIONS APPLYING WHERE AN AREA IS TRANSFERRED FROM ONE PETTY SESSIONS AREA TO ANOTHER SUCH AREA

          1. 1. In this Part, “transferred area” means an area transferred from...

          2. 2. Subject to the following paragraphs, any process issued, order made,...

          3. 3. Any order made, licence granted or other thing done under...

          4. 4. Anything done under the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963...

          5. 5. (1) Any order made by a magistrates' court directing the...

          6. 6. Where the transferor area is named in a community service...

          7. 7. Any process, records or other document in relation to any...

       2. PART II PROVISION APPLYING WHERE A PETTY SESSIONS AREA CEASES TO EXIST

          1. Where a community service order, probation order or supervision order...

       3. PART III PROVISIONS APPLYING WHERE A PETTY SESSIONS AREA IS CONSTITUTED

          1. 1. The justices for the area shall appoint, in the prescribed...

          2. 2. In relation to the appointment of a justices' clerk for...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       FAMILY PRACTITIONER SERVICES

       1. 1. In this Schedule “the transferred area” means the area transferred...

       2. 2. Subject to the following paragraphs— (a) all arrangements for the...

       3. 3. Any services provided as part of general medical services, general...

       4. 4. Any proceedings under Part II of the National Health Service...

       5. 5. Any proceedings before the transferor committee instituted before the appointed...

       6. 6. Any medical practitioner who immediately before the appointed day is...

       7. 7. Any practitioner who immediately before the appointed day is providing...

       8. 8. Anything duly done by, and any application duly made, or...

       9. 9. Any instrument made by any of the bodies specified in...

       10. 10. Any form supplied by any of the bodies specified in...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       ROAD TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAYS

       1. Road traffic orders and schemes

          1. 1. Any order or scheme made or having effect as if...

          2. 2. (1) Sub-paragraphs (2) to (4) shall apply in relation to—...

          3. 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall have effect subject to the...

       2. Division of instruments affecting highways

          1. 4. Where provision as respects any length of highway is contained...

       3. General provisions relating to highways

          1. 5. (1) This paragraph shall apply where— (a) an area is...

       4. Adaptation of certain agreements between Secretaries of State and local authorities

          1. 6. (1) This paragraph applies to agreements made under section 10(1)...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       LOCAL ACTS AND ORDERS—PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF BYELAWS

       1. PART I

       2. PART II

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       RATING OF BRITISH GAS CORPORATION AND ELECTRICITY BOARDS

       1. 1. In this Schedule— any reference to Schedule 6 of the...

       2. RATING OF BRITISH GAS CORPORATION

          1. 2. Where the order comes into operation for the purposes mentioned...

          2. 3. Where the order comes into operation for the said purposes...

          3. 4. Where the order comes into operation for the said purposes...

       3. RATING OF ELECTRICITY BOARDS

          1. 5. Where the order comes into operation for the purposes mentioned...

          2. 6. Where the order comes into operation for the said purposes...

          3. 7. Where the order comes into operation for the said purposes...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       TRANSFER OF SPECIFIED CLASSES OF PROPERTY, ETC

       1. PART I

          1. 1. “Local matters”, in relation to any area, means —

          2. 2. “County matters”, “district matters”, “parish matters”, “community matters”, “Greater London...

          3. 3. “Highway matters”, in relation to any highway, means —

          4. 4. “Magistrates' court matters”, “police matters” and “probation and after-care matters”...

          5. 5. “The appropriate authority” means — in the case of an...

          6. 6. No entry in column (2) of the table in this...

          7. 7. No entry other than the first in the said table...

       2. PART II

          1. 1. (a) Any question as to the functions for the purposes...

          2. 2. The provisions of section 187(2) and (3) of the Local...

          3. 3. (a) This paragraph applies to— (i) any property held for...

          4. 4. (a) The provisions of this paragraph shall apply where—

          5. 5. (a) The provisions of this paragraph shall have effect in...

89. Explanatory Note