Local Government Act 1966
1966 c.42
An Act to make further provision, in relation to England and Wales, with respect to the payment of grants to local authorities, rating and valuation, the classification and lighting of highways and the powers of local authorities to place staff and facilities at the disposal of Ministers concerned with highways and to make payments offsetting the effect of the selective employment tax; to repeal or amend certain enactments relating to local licences and registrations; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3
Act: transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2 Sch. 1
Part I Grants
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Specific grants
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11 Grants for certain expenditure due to immigrant population. C7
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Subject to the provisions of this section the Secretary of State may pay, to local authorities who in his opinion are required to make special provision in the exercise of any of their functions in consequence of the presence within their areas of substantial numbers of immigrants from the Commonwealth whose language or customs differ from those of the community, grants of such amounts as he may with the consent of the Treasury determine on account of expenditure of such descriptions (being expenditure in respect of the employment of staff) as he may so determine.
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No grant shall be paid under this section in respect of expenditure incurred before 1st April 1967.
F283
This section shall apply to . . . F29 a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985 as it applies to a local authority.
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Part II
16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10
Part III
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Part IV Miscellaneous and General
35 Amendment of certain enactments relating to licences. C8
1
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2
The enactments mentioned in the first column of Part II of Schedule 3 to this Act (which specify fees or maximum fees for licences, certificates or permits to which those enactments relate or for registration under those enactments) may be amended, by an order made by the Minister specified in relation to the enactment in question in the second column of the said Part II, so as to vary any sum specified by that enactment or so as to provide that any sum payable under that enactment shall cease to be so payable; and an order under this subsection may be limited to such cases as may be specified by the order and may make different provision for different cases specified by the order.
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37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13
38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14
39 Application of Act to Isles of Scilly.
The provisions of this Act shall have effect in relation to the Isles of Scilly subject to such modifications as the Minister may by order direct, . . . F15
40 Orders, regulations and rules.
1
Any power conferred on a Minister by this Act to make an order, . . . F32 shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.
2
An order under any provision of this Act, . . . F32, may be revoked or varied by a subsequent order under that provision.
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41 Interpretation. C9
1
In this Act, except where the contrary intention appears, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say—
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“the Common Council” means the Common Council of the City of London;
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“local authority” means the council of a county, . . . F36 or county district, . . . F37 the council of a London borough, the Common Council or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
“the Minister” means the Minister of Housing and Local Government;
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4
References in this Act to any enactment are references to that enactment as amended by or under any subsequent enactment.
42 Expenses.
There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament—
a
any sums required for the payment of grants under this Act or of other expenses of a Minister under this Act; and
b
any increase attributable to the provisions of this Act in the sums payable out of such moneys under any other Act.
43C3†Consequential amendments and repeals.
1
The enactments mentioned in Schedule 5 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified, being amendments consequential on provisions of this Act.
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44 Short title and extent.
1
This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act 1966.
2
This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Nothern Ireland.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 . . . F17
Sch. 1 repealed by Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7), ss. 1(8), 43(2), Sch. 1 Pt. I, Sch. 8
SCHEDULE 2 . . . F18
Sch. 2 repealed by General Rate Act 1967 (c. 9), Sch. 14
SCHEDULE 3 C4 Licences etc.
Sch. 3: certain functions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under this enactment transferred by S.I.1978/272, art. 2, Sch. 1
Part I Enactments ceasing to have effect . . . F19
Sch. 3 Pt. I repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
Part II Variation of Fees for Licences, Registration etc.
Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 2 repealed by Late Night Refreshment Houses Act 1969 (c. 53), Sch.
Sch. 3 Pt. II paras. 3, 5 repealed by Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39), s. 192(4), Sch. 5
Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 6 repealed by Theatres Act 1968 (c. 54), Sch. 3
Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 7 repealed by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 194, Sch. 34 Pt. VI
Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 10 repealed by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 47, Sch. 7 Pt. I
Sch. 3 Pt. II paras. 11, 14, 16 repealed by Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7), Sch. 8
Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 12 repealed by Cinemas Act 1985 (c. 13, SIF 45A), ss. 24(2), 25, Sch. 3
Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 15 repealed by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 194, Sch. 34 Pt. VI
Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 19 repealed by Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27), Sch. 7
Sch. 3 Pt. II paras. 21, 24–26, 28 repealed by Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7), Sch. 8
Words repealed by virtue of Lotteries Act 1975 (c. 58, SIF 12:1), s. 20(3), s. 20, Sch. 4 para. 4 and Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (c. 32, SIF 12:1), s. 25, Sch. 5
Words repealed by Lotteries Act 1975 (c. 58, SIF 12:1), s. 20, Sch. 5
Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 27 repealed by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 47, Sch. 7 Pt. I
Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 29 repealed by Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9, SIF 81:1), s. 41, Sch. 7 Pt. IV
Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 30 repealed by Nursing Homes Act 1975 (c. 37), s. 22, Sch. 3
Enactments specifying fees | Relevant Minister | |
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1. | Sections 2, 7 and 13 of the M2Game Licences Act 1860. | |
2. | . . . F40 | |
3. | . . . F41 | The Treasury. |
4. | Section 5 of the M3Customs and Inland Revenue Act 1883. | |
5. | . . . F41 | |
6. | . . . F42 | |
7. | . . . F43 | |
8. | Section 5 of the M4Pedlars Act 1871. | |
9. | Sections 15, 18 and 21 of the M5Explosives Act 1875. | |
10. | . . . F44 | |
11. | . . . F45 | |
12. | . . . F46 | The Secretary of State. |
13. | Section 5(1) of the M6Official Secrets Act 1920. | |
14. | . . . F45 | |
15. | . . . F47 | |
16. | . . . F45 | The Secretary of State. |
17. | Schedule 1 to the M7Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928. | |
18. | Section 1(4) of the M8Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1936. | |
19. | . . . F48 | |
20. | Section 4(1)(b) of the M9War Charities Act 1940 (including paragraph (b) as applied by section 41 of the M10National Assistance Act 1948). | |
21. | . . . F49 | |
22. | Section 30(1) of the M11Adoption Act 1958. | |
23. | Paragraph 11 of Schedule 2, paragraph 12 of Schedule 3, . . . F50 . . . F51 to the M12Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963. | |
24—26. | . . . F49 | |
27. | . . . F52 | |
28. | . . . F49 | |
29. | . . . F53 | |
30. | . . . F54 | |
31. | . . . F55 | |
32. | . . . F56 |
SCHEDULE 4 . . . F20
Sch. 4 repealed by General Rate Act 1967 (c. 9), Sch. 14
SCHEDULE 5 Consequential Amendments
1
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2
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M1 The Town and Country Planning Act 1959
C55
In section 57(1), in the definition of “grant-aided function”, for the words “the Local Government Act 1958” there shall be substituted (in relation to the year 1967-68 and subsequent years) the words “
section 1 of the Local Government Act 1966
”
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7
In section 66(2) the reference to amounts payable to authorities by virtue of section 64 of that Act shall include reference to amounts payable to them in respect of the needs element.
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SCHEDULE 6 . . . F27
Sch. 6 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI
Act partly in force at Royal Assent; Act wholly in force at 01.04.1967.