Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7)

Part III E+W Local Government Administration

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. III (ss. 23-34) applied (with modifications) (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1998/633, art. L

C2 Power to make provision about matters of the kind dealt with by Pt. III (ss. 23-34) conferred (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 50, s. 44(1), Sch. 4 para. (b); S.I. 1997/1930, art. 3(1)(2)(m)

C3 Pt. III (ss. 23-34) applied (temp. from 4.5.1995 to 31.3.1996) by S.I. 1995/1042, art. 4(1)

C4 Pt. III (ss. 23-34) restricted (30.7.1993) by S.I. 1993/1975, art. 10, Sch. 2 para. 4(2).

C5 Pt. III (ss. 23-34) power to extend, modify, apply or reproduce (with or without modifications) conferred (W.) (1.11.2000) and (E.) (28.7.2001) by 2000 c. 22, ss. 68(3), 108(4)-(6); S.I. 2000/2948, art. 2

Pt. III (ss. 23-34) extended (W.) (28.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/2275, reg. 2

25 Authorities subject to investigation. E+W

(1) This Part of this Act applies to [F1 the following authorities]—

(a) any local authority,

[F2 (aa) the Land Authority for Wales . . . F3 ]

(b) any joint board the constituent authorities of which are all local authorities,

[F4 (ba) the Commission for the New Towns,

(bb) any development corporation established for the purposes of a new town,

(bc) the Development Board for Rural Wales,

(bd) any urban development corporation established by an order under section 135 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980,]

[F5 (be) any housing action trust established under Part III of the Housing Act 1988]

[F6 (c) any joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985;

(ca) any other police authority, except the Secretary of State;

(cb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7 ]

[F8 (d) in relation to the flood defence functions of the National Rivers Authority (that is to say, its functions by virtue of Chapter III of Part III of the Water Act 1989, including all its functions under the Land Drainage Act 1976), the National Rivers Authority and any regional flood defence committee.]

(2) Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide that this Part of this Act shall also apply, subject to any modifications or exceptions specified in the Order, to any authority specified in the Order, being an authority which is established by or under an Act of Parliament, and which has power to levy a rate, or to issue a precept.

(3) An Order made by virtue of subsection (2) above may be varied or revoked by a subsequent Order so made and shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(4) Any reference to an authority to which this Part of this Act applies includes a reference—

(a) to the members and officers of that authority, and

(b) to any person or body of persons acting for the authority under section 101 . . . F9 , or

(c) any committee mentioned in section 101(9) of the said Act.

[F10 (5) Any reference to an authority to which this Part of this Act applies also includes a reference to any appeal committee constituted in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the M1 Education Act 1980.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words inserted by Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 29, Sch. 3 para. 4

F2 S. 25(1)(aa) inserted by Community Land Act 1975 (c. 77), Sch. 10 para. 9(1) (continued as amended by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), Sch. 22 para. 14(1)(2))

F3 Words repealed by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), Sch. 34 Pt. XI

F4 S. 25(1)(ba)–(bd) inserted by Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 29, Sch. 3 para. 4

F5 S. 25(1)(be) inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 140(1), Sch. 17 para. 19

F6 S. 25(1)(c)(ca)(cb) substituted for s. 25(1)(c) by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 84, Sch. 14 Pt. II para. 51(a)

F7 S. 25(1)(cb) repealed by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237(2), Sch. 13 Pt. I

F8 S. 25(1)(d) substituted by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), ss. 1(6), 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), Sch. 1 para. 12, Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58

F9 Words repealed by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 194(4), Sch. 12 Pt. II

F10 S. 25(5) inserted with saving by Education Act 1980 (c. 20), s. 7(7) and S.I. 1980/959, Sch. 3 para. 1

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C6 S. 25(1)(c) amended by S.I. 1985/1884, art. 10, Sch. 3 para. 4(k) and by S.I. 1989/1815, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 6(b)

C7 S. 25(1)(c) extended by S.I. 1987/2110, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 8(h)

Marginal Citations

M1 1980 c. 20.