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Version Superseded: 01/04/2014

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Localism Act 2011, Section 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

1Local authority's general power of competenceE+W

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(1)A local authority has power to do anything that individuals generally may do.

(2)Subsection (1) applies to things that an individual may do even though they are in nature, extent or otherwise—

(a)unlike anything the authority may do apart from subsection (1), or

(b)unlike anything that other public bodies may do.

(3)In this section “individual” means an individual with full capacity.

(4)Where subsection (1) confers power on the authority to do something, it confers power (subject to sections 2 to 4) to do it in any way whatever, including—

(a)power to do it anywhere in the United Kingdom or elsewhere,

(b)power to do it for a commercial purpose or otherwise for a charge, or without charge, and

(c)power to do it for, or otherwise than for, the benefit of the authority, its area or persons resident or present in its area.

(5)The generality of the power conferred by subsection (1) (“the general power”) is not limited by the existence of any other power of the authority which (to any extent) overlaps the general power.

(6)Any such other power is not limited by the existence of the general power (but see section 5(2)).

(7)Schedule 1 (consequential amendments) has effect.

Commencement Information

I1S. 1(1)-(6) in force at 18.2.2012 by S.I. 2012/411, art. 2(a)

I2S. 1(7) in force at 4.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/1008, art. 2(a) (with arts. 7, 8)

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