Municipal Corporations Act 1883

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Short title

3. 2. Abolition of special judicial bodies, exclusive rights of trading, exemptions from juries, &c

4. 3. Future abolition of corporations, except as provided by new charter or by scheme under 40 41 Vict. c.69

5. 4. Saving for new charters and for charities

6. 5. Inquiry as to places mentioned in first part of First Schedule

7. 6. Power to Privy Council to preserve certain courts and officers

8. 7. Scheme of Local Government Board respecting places under local boards or improvement commissioners

9. 8. Power of Charity Commissioners

10. 9. Provision as to property and transfer thereof

11. 10. Reservation of rights of property and beneficial exemptions to freemen, their wives and children

12. 11. Saving for vested interests

13. 12. Saving for powers of Committee of Council and Charity Commissioners

14. 13. Saving as to Cinque Ports

15. 14. Saving as to Winchelsea

16. 15. Provision as to local authorities and officers

17. 16. Saving for rights of voting and acts done

18. 17. Saving for lords of Romney Marsh

19. 18. Saving for Havering-atte-Bower

20. 19. Saving for local Act relating to Alnwick

21. 20. Saving as to Laugharne and Malmesbury

22. 21. Saving for Newport, Pembroke

23. 22. Saving for Over

24. 23. Saving for Altrincham

25. 24. Saving for lord of the manor of Corfe Castle

26. 25. Saving for certain rights

27. 26. Repeal of Acts and charters

28. 27. Definitions

29. SCHEDULES.

    1. FIRST SCHEDULE

       Places reported on by the Commissioners of 1876

       1. PART I

          1. Places to which the Commissioners of 1876 consider that the Municipal Corporation Acts might be applied

       2. PART II

          1. Places not mentioned by the Commissioners of 1876 as places to which the Municipal Corporation Acts might be applied

    2. SECOND SCHEDULE

       Places in which the Commissioners of 1876 report that a Municipal Corporation has not existed or has become virtually extinct

       1. PART I

          1. Places mentioned in paragraph (15) of the Report of the Commissioners of 1876 as places which either have not been municipal or have long since ceased to be so:

       2. PART II

          1. Places mentioned in paragraph (16) of the Report of the Commissioners of 1876 as having had municipal corporations in 1835: