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Local Government Act 1972, Section 111 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)Without prejudice to any powers exercisable apart from this section but subject to the provisions of this Act and any other enactment passed before or after this Act, a local authority shall have power to do any thing (whether or not involving the expenditure, borrowing or lending of money or the acquisition or disposal of any property or rights) which is calculated to facilitate, or is conducive or incidental to, the discharge of any of their functions.
(2)For the purposes of this section, transacting the business of a parish or community meeting or any other parish or community business shall be treated as a function of the parish or community council.
(3)A local authority shall not by virtue of this section raise money, whether by means of rates, precepts or borrowing, or lend money except in accordance with the enactments relating to those matters respectively.
(4)In this section “local authority” includes the Common Council.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 111 extended by Housing Act 1974 (c. 44), s. 126(1)
C2S. 111 amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), ss. 1, 57(7), Sch. 13 para. 12(a)
C3S. 111 applied (07.08.1991) by S.I. 1991/1773, arts. 6, 8, Sch. 1.
S. 111: certain functions transferred (subject to modifications) (07.08.1991) by S.I. 1991/1773, arts. 6, 8, Sch. 1.
C4S. 111 applied (10.01.1992) by S.I. 1991/2913, arts. 6, 8, Sch.1.
S. 111: certain functions transferred (subject to modifications) (10.01.1992) by S.I. 1991/2913, arts. 6, 8, Sch. 1.
S. 111 modified (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/401, art. 18, Sch. para. 1(a)
S. 111: certain functions transferred (temp. from 4.5.1995 to 31.3.1996) by S.I. 1995/1042, art. 3(3)
S. 111 applied (4.3.1996) by S.I. 1996/263, reg. 16(3)
S. 111: power conferred to make provisions about matters of the kind dealt with in this section (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 50, s. 44(1), Sch. 4(a)(v); S.I. 1997/1930, art. 2(1)(2)(m)
C5S. 111 applied (1.4.2009) by The Charter Trustees Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/467), reg. 14(1)
C6S. 111 applied (with modifications) (E.) (24.3.2011) by The Hull and Goole Port Health Authority Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/939), arts. 1(1), 7, Sch. 1
C7S. 111 applied (with modifications) (E.) (31.3.2017) by The Weymouth Port Health Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/558), arts. 1(1), 8, Sch. 1
C8S. 111(1)(3) extended (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 39(2), 66(2)(a)(b), Sch. 13 para. 19(a) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2))
C9S. 111(3) excluded (18.11.2003) by Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26), ss. {93(7)(a)}, 128
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