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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C311 F7Grants 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 F58a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004,F59the London Fire CommissionerF8a F57police and crime commissioner, the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime F56, a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985, an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 and a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act 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.

3

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37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F17

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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, . . . F19

P340 Orders, regulations and rules.

1

Any power conferred on a Minister by this Act to make an order, . . . F20 shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

P42

An order under any provision of this Act, . . . F20, may be revoked or varied by a subsequent order under that provision.

3

Any statutory instrument containing . . . F20 an order under section . . . F21, . . . F20, 35 . . . F22 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, . . . F24 or county district, . . . F25 the council of a London borough F26or 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.

F5343C6†Consequential amendments and repeals.

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44 Short title and extent.

1

This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act 1966.

2

F54

Words in Sch. 3 Pt. II repealed (1.8.2007) by Regulatory Reform (Game) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2007), art. 1(1), Sch. para. 1(j)

F32

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 II para. 2 repealed by Late Night Refreshment Houses Act 1969 (c. 53), Sch.

F33

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 II paras. 3, 5 repealed by Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39), s. 192(4), Sch. 5

F34

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 II para. 6 repealed by Theatres Act 1968 (c. 54), Sch. 3

F35

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

F36

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 II paras. 9, 17, 18 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt.VII.

F37

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

F38

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 II paras. 11, 14, 16 repealed by Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7), Sch. 8

F39

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 II para. 12 repealed by Cinemas Act 1985 (c. 13, SIF 45A), ss. 24(2), 25, Sch. 3

F40

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

F41

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

F42

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.

F43

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

F44

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

F55

Sch 3. para. 23 repealed (1.9.2007) by Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19), Sch. 17 (with ss. 352, 354); S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 04 (as amended by S.I. 2007/1157, arts. 7- 12; S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 007- 011 )

F45

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

F46

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

F47

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

F48

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

F49

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

1871 c. 96.

1920 c. 75.

	Enactments specifying fees	Relevant Minister
1.	F54. . .
2.	. . . F32
3.	. . . F33	The Treasury.
4.	F54. . .
5.	. . . F33
6.	. . . F34
7.	. . . F35
8.	Section 5 of the M1Pedlars Act 1871.
9.	F36. . .
10.	. . . F37
11.	. . . F38
12.	. . . F39	The Secretary of State.
13.	Section 5(1) of the M2Official Secrets Act 1920.
14.	. . . F38
15.	. . . F40
16.	. . . F38	The Secretary of State.
17.	F36. . .
18.	F36. . .
19.	. . . F41
20.	F42. . .
21.	. . . F43
22.	F44. . .
23.	F55. . .
24—26.	. . . F43
27.	. . . F45
28.	. . . F43
29.	. . . F46
30.	. . . F47
31.	. . . F48
32.	. . . F49