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.

[13th December 1966]C1 I1 C2

Annotations:

Commencement Information

Act partly in force at Royal Assent; Act wholly in force at 01.04.1967.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

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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C311F7 Grants for certain expenditure due to ethnic minority population.

1

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 persons belonging to ethnic minorities whose language or customs differ from those of the rest of the community, grants of such amounts as he may with the consent of the Treasury determine on account of expenditure of such description (being expenditure in respect of the employment of staff) as he may so determine.

2

This section shall apply to F8the London Fire and Emergency Planning AuthorityF9a police authority established under F10section 3 of the Police Act 1996F11, the Metropolitan Police Authorityand 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

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Part III

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Part IV Miscellaneous and General

P135 Amendment of certain enactments relating to licences. C4

1

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P22

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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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, . . . F22

P340 Orders, regulations and rules.

1

Any power conferred on a Minister by this Act to make an order, . . . F23 shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

P42

An order under any provision of this Act, . . . F23, may be revoked or varied by a subsequent order under that provision.

3

Any statutory instrument containing . . . F23 an order under section . . . F24, . . . F23, 35 . . . F25 of this Act shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

41 Interpretation. C5

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, . . . F27 or county district, . . . F28 the council of a London borough F29or county 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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2

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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.

43C6†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

F36

Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 2 repealed by Late Night Refreshment Houses Act 1969 (c. 53), Sch.

F37

Sch. 3 Pt. II paras. 3, 5 repealed by Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39), s. 192(4), Sch. 5

F38

Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 6 repealed by Theatres Act 1968 (c. 54), Sch. 3

F39

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

F40

Sch. 3 Pt. II paras. 9, 17, 18 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VII.

F41

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

F42

Sch. 3 Pt. II paras. 11, 14, 16 repealed by Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7), Sch. 8

F43

Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 12 repealed by Cinemas Act 1985 (c. 13, SIF 45A), ss. 24(2), 25, Sch. 3

F44

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

F45

Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 19 repealed by Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27), Sch. 7

F46

Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 20 repealed (1.9.1992) by Charities Act 1992 (c. 41), s. 78(2), Sch. 7; S.I. 1992/1900, art. 2, Sch. 1 and Appendix thereto.

F47

Sch. 3 Pt. II paras. 21, 24–26, 28 repealed by Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7), Sch. 8

F48

Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 22 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VIII.

F49

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

F50

Words repealed by Lotteries Act 1975 (c. 58, SIF 12:1), s. 20, Sch. 5

F51

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

F52

Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 29 repealed by Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9, SIF 81:1), s. 41, Sch. 7 Pt. IV

F53

Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 30 repealed by Nursing Homes Act 1975 (c. 37), s. 22, Sch. 3

F54

Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 31 repealed by Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), s. 30, Sch. 10 Pt. I

F55

Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 32 repealed by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 194, Sch. 34 Pt. VI

Marginal Citations

	Enactments specifying fees	Relevant Minister
1.	Sections 2, 7 and 13 of the M1Game Licences Act 1860.
2.	. . . F36
3.	. . . F37	The Treasury.
4.	Section 5 of the M2Customs and Inland Revenue Act 1883.
5.	. . . F37
6.	. . . F38
7.	. . . F39
8.	Section 5 of the M3Pedlars Act 1871.
9.	F40. . .
10.	. . . F41
11.	. . . F42
12.	. . . F43	The Secretary of State.
13.	Section 5(1) of the M4Official Secrets Act 1920.
14.	. . . F42
15.	. . . F44
16.	. . . F42	The Secretary of State.
17.	F40. . .
18.	F40. . .
19.	. . . F45
20.	F46. . .
21.	. . . F47
22.	F48. . .
23.	Paragraph 11 of Schedule 2, paragraph 12 of Schedule 3, . . . F49 . . . F50 to the M5Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963.
24—26.	. . . F47
27.	. . . F51
28.	. . . F47
29.	. . . F52
30.	. . . F53
31.	. . . F54
32.	. . . F55

SCHEDULE 4 . . . F56

Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

F56

Sch. 4 repealed by General Rate Act 1967 (c. 9), Sch. 14

SCHEDULE 5 Consequential Amendments

Section 43.

1

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3

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4

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M6 The Town and Country Planning Act 1959

Annotations:

Marginal Citations

1959 c. 53.

C85

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.

8

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SCHEDULE 6 . . . F63

Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

F63

Sch. 6 repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974 (c. 22), Sch. Pt. XI