Local Government Act 1933

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Local Government Act 1933 [a]
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to consolidate with amendments the enactments relating to authorities for the purposes of local government in England and Wales exclusive (except in relation to certain matters) of London.
Citation 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 51
Territorial extent  England and Wales [b]
Dates
Royal assent 17 November 1933
Commencement 1 June 1934 [c]
Repealed1 April 1974
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Repeals/revokes
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Repealed by Local Government Act 1972
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Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Local Government Act 1933 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Local Government Act 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 51) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated and revised existing legislation that regulated local government in England (except the County of London) and Wales. It remained the principal legislation regulating local government until the Local Government Act 1972 took effect in 1974.

Contents

Powers of local authorities

Although local authorities acquired few new powers or duties, the act did include a few innovations:

Administrative areas and local authorities

Although the act did not create new local government areas, it repealed most of the Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 41) and Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73), and parts of the Municipal Corporations Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 50), and re-established the existing councils and administrative areas.

Section 1 stated:

(1) For the purposes of local government, England and Wales (exclusive of London) shall be divided into administrative counties and county boroughs, and administrative counties shall be divided into county districts, being either non-county boroughs, urban districts or rural districts, and county boroughs and county districts shall consist of one or more parishes.
(2) Subject to any alteration of boundaries or the constitution of new authorities which may take effect after the passing of this Act--
(a) the administrative counties shall be the administrative counties which are named in Part I of the First Schedule to this Act;
(b) the county boroughs shall be the boroughs which are named in Part II of the First Schedule to this Act;
(c) the non-county boroughs shall be the boroughs which are named in Part III of the First Schedule to this Act;
(d) the urban districts shall be the urban districts other than boroughs existing at the passing of this Act;
(e) the rural districts shall be the rural districts existing at the passing of this Act; and
(f) the parishes shall be the urban parishes which at the passing of this Act are comprised in boroughs or urban districts, and the rural parishes which at the passing of this Act are comprised in rural districts.
(3) Every county borough shall, with respect to the functions which the council of the borough discharge, form a separate administrative area.

The term "non-county boroughs" was introduced in preference to "municipal borough" as county boroughs were also legally municipal boroughs. The councils for each of these various areas were to be known by the generic term of "local authorities" in this and subsequent legislation.

The actual titles of the councils remained the same:

Rural parishes were governed by parish councils or parish meetings.

Local government areas listed in the act

Administrative counties

(a) England (exclusive of London)

(b) Wales

County boroughs

(a) England


(b) Wales

Non-county boroughs

(a) England

Administrative countyNon-county boroughs
Bedford Bedford, Dunstable, Luton
Berks Abingdon, Maidenhead, Newbury, New Windsor, Wallingford, Wokingham
Buckingham Aylesbury, Buckling, Chepping Wycombe
Cambridge Cambridge
Chester Congleton, Crewe, Dukinfield, Hyde, Macclesfield, Stalybridge
Cornwall Bodmin, Dunheved otherwise Launceston, Falmouth, Fowey, Helston, Liskeard, Lostwithiel, Penryn, Penzance, Saint Ives, Saltash, Truro
Cumberland Whitehaven, Workington
Derby Buxton, Chesterfield, Glossop, Ilkeston
Devon Barnstaple, Bideford, Clifton Dartmouth Hardness, Great Torrington, Honiton, Okehampton, South Molton, Tiverton, Totnes
Dorset Bridport, Dorchester, Lyme Regis, Poole, Shaftesbury, Wareham, Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
Durham Durham, Hartlepool, Jarrow, Stockton-on-Tees
Essex Barking, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harwich, Ilford, Leyton, Maldon, Saffron Walden, Walthamstow
Gloucester Cheltenham, Tewkesbury
Hereford Hereford, Leominster
Hertford Hemel Hempstead, Hertford, Saint Alban, Watford
Huntingdon Godmanchester, Huntingdon, Saint Ives
Isle of Ely Wisbech
Isle of Wight Newport, Ryde
Kent Bromley, Chatham, Dartford, Deal, Dover, Faversham, Folkestone, Gillingham, Gravesend, Hythe, Lydd, Maidstone, Margate, New Romney, Queenborough, Ramsgate, Rochester, Sandwich, Tenterden, Royal Tunbridge Wells
Lancaster Accrington, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bacup, Chorley, Clitheroe, Colne, Darwen, Eccles, Fleetwood, Haslingden, Heywood, Lancaster, Lytham Saint Anne's, Middleton, Morecambe and Heysham, Mossley, Nelson, Rawtenstall, Stretford, Widnes
Leicester Loughborough
Lincoln, Parts of Holland Boston
Lincoln, Parts of Kesteven Grantham, Stamford
Lincoln, Parts of Lindsey Louth
Middlesex Acton, Brentford and Chiswick, Ealing, Finchley, Hendon, Heston and Isleworth, Hornsey, Southgate, Twickenham, Willesden, Wood Green
Monmouth Abergavenny, Monmouth
Norfolk King's Lynn, Thetford
Northampton Brackley, Daventry, Higham Ferrers
Northumberland Berwick-upon-Tweed, Blyth, Morpeth, Wallsend
Nottingham East Retford, Mansfield, Newark, Worksop
Oxford Banbury, Chipping Norton, Henley-upon-Thames, Woodstock
Salop Bishop's Castle, Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Wenlock
Soke of Peterborough Peterborough
Somerset Bridgwater, Chard, Glastonbury, Taunton, Wells, Yeovil
Southampton Aldershot, Andover, Basingstoke, Christchurch, Gosport, Lymington, Romsey, Winchester
Stafford Bilston, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Rowley Regis, Stafford, Tamworth, Wednesbury
Suffolk, East Aldeburgh, Beccles, Eye, Lowestoft, Southwold
Suffolk, West Bury Saint Edmunds, Sudbury
Surrey Barnes, Godalming, Guildford, Kingston upon Thames, Reigate, Richmond, Wimbledon
Sussex, East Bexhill, Hove, Lewes, Rye
Sussex, West Arundel, Chichester, Worthing
Warwick Nuneaton, Royal Leamington Spa, Rugby, Stratford-upon-Avon, Sutton Coldfield, Warwick
Westmorland Appleby, Kendal
Wilts Calne, Chippenham, Devizes, Malmesbury, Marlborough, New Sarum, Swindon, Wilton
Worcester Bewdley, Droitwich, Evesham, Kidderminster, Stourbridge
York, East Riding Beverley, Bridlington, Hedon
York, North Riding Redcar, Richmond, Scarborough, Thornaby-on-Tees
York, West Riding Batley, Brighouse, Goole, Harrogate, Keighley, Morley, Ossett, Pontefract, Pudsey, Ripon, Todmorden

(b) Wales

Administrative countyNon-county boroughs
Anglesey Beaumaris
Brecknock Brecknock
Caernarvon Bangor, Caernarvon, Conway, Pwllheli
Cardigan Aberystwith, Cardigan, Lampeter
Carmarthen Carmarthen, Kidwelly, Llandovery, Llanelly
Denbigh Denbigh, Ruthin, Wrexham
Flint Flint
Glamorgan Cowbridge, Neath, Port Talbot
Montgomery Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Montgomery, Welshpool
Pembroke Haverfordwest, Pembroke, Tenby

Repealed enactments

Section 307(1)(a) of the act repealed the Public Health Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 55), the Municipal Corporations Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 50) and the Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 41) to the extents specified in the first, second and third parts of the eleventh schedule to the act, respectively.

Section 307(1)(b) of the act repealed ? enactments, listed in the fourth part of the eleventh schedule to the act.

CitationShort titleDescriptionExtent of repeal
22 Hen. 8. c. 5 Bridges Act 1530 An Acte concernyng the amendment of Bridge in Highe WayesIn section three, the words from "and that the same justices" to the end of the section. Section six.
9 Anne. c. 25 [d] Municipal Offices Act 1710 The Municipal Offices Act, 1710The whole act so far as unrepealed.
12 Geo. 2. c. 29 County Rates Act 1738 The County Rates Act, 1738In section six, the words from "such person or persons" to "appoint to be," and the words from "(which treasurer or treasurers" to "reposed in him or them." Sections seven to nine. Section eleven. In section fourteen, the words from "such contractor or contractors" to the end of the section.
17 Geo. 2. c. 38 Poor Relief Act 1743 The Poor Relief Act, 1743Sections one and two.
43 Geo. 3. c. 59 Bridges Act 1803 The Bridges Act, 1803In section one, the words from "appointed or to be appointed" to "such county."
55 Geo. 3. c. 51 County Rates Act 1815 The County Rates Act, 1815Section seventeen.
55 Geo. 3. c. 143 Bridges Act 1815 The Bridges Act, 1815In section one, the words from "to be appointed" to "for such county." In section five the words from "Provided nevertheless" to the end of the section.
58 Geo. 3. c. 69 Vestries Act 1818 The Vestries Act, 1818Section six.
59 Geo. 3. c. 12 Poor Relief Act 1819 The Poor Relief Act, 1819Section seventeen.
7 Geo. 4. c. 63 County Buildings Act 1826 The County Buildings Act, 1826The whole act, except so far as relates to assize courts, sessions houses and judges lodgings.
3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 90 Lighting and Watching Act 1833 The Lighting and Watching Act, 1833In section five, the words "less than ten days and not," and the words from "and that notification of the time" to the end of the section. In section six, the words from the beginning of the section to "such meetings, and". In section nine, the words from "Provided nevertheless" to the end of the section. Sections ten and eleven. In section twelve, the words from "carefully examine" to "manner hereafter prescribed," and the words from "Provided also" where they secondly occur to the end of the section. Section fourteen. In section seventeen, the words "by any ten persons qualified" "to vote on behalf of any such" "candidates," the words from "and in a book" to "the said office," and the words from "and if such poll" to the end of the section. Sections eighteen and nineteen so far as relates to parish councils. Sections twenty-two and twenty-three, so far as relates to parish councils. In section twenty-four, so far as relates to parish councils, the words "treasurer and other" in both places where those words occur, the words from "and to hire" to "transacting their business," the words from "and also to agree" to "house or room," and the words "and such rent." Sections twenty-five to twenty-seven, so far as relates to parish councils. Section twenty-eight. Sections thirty and thirty-one, so far as relates to parish councils. Sections fifty-seven to fifty-nine, so far as relates to parish councils.
5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 50 Highway Act 1835 The Highway Act, 1835Section six to eighteen. Section forty-six. Section forty-eight.
7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 24 County Buildings Act 1837 The County Buildings Act, 1837The whole act, except so far as relates to assize courts, sessions houses and judges lodgings.
7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 45 Parish Notices Act 1837 The Parish Notices Act, 1837In section three, the words "or by an overseer of the poor of such parish."
7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 83 Parliamentary Documents Deposit Act 1837 The Parliamentary Documents Deposit Act, 1837The whole act.
2 & 3 Vict. c. 84 Poor Rate Act 1839 The Poor Rate Act, 1839Section three.
2 & 3 Vict. c. 93 County Police Act 1839 The County Police Act, 1839In section twenty-three, the words from "and shall produce the same" to the end of the section.
3 & 4 Vict. c. 88 County Police Act 1840 The County Police Act, 1840In section twelve, the words from "and for that purpose" to the end of the section. Section thirteen.
4 & 5 Vict. c. 38 School Sites Act 1841 The Schools Sites Act, 1841In section six, the words from "Provided also, that the justices" to the end of the section.
5 & 6 Vict. c. 109 Parish Constables Act 1842 The Parish Constables Act, 1842In section twenty-two, the words from "and for that purpose" to "such appropriation"; and the words from "and the expense" to "county rates."
7 & 8 Vict. c. 101 Poor Law Amendment Act 1844 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1844Section sixty-one.
8 & 9 Vict. c. 71 Highway Act 1845 The Highway Act, 1845The whole act.
9 & 10 Vict. c. 74 Baths and Washhouses Act 1846 The Baths and Wash-houses Act, 1846In section four, the words from "the income arising" to "thereof, and". In section five, the words from "after public notice" to "holding such vestry." Sections nine to eleven, except so far as relates to commissioners appointed under the Act. In section twelve, the words "a clerk and," the word "other," the word "clerk" where that word secondly occurs, and the words from "and when necessary" to the end of the section, except so far as relates to commissioners appointed under the Act. Section thirteen, except so far as relates to commissioners appointed under the Act. In section fourteen, the words from "and such books" to the end of the section, except so far as relates to commissioners appointed under the Act. Section fifteen, except so far as relates to commissioners appointed under the Act. In section twenty-one, the words from "at interest" to "of the parish," except so far as relates to commissioners appointed under the Act. In section twenty-three, the words from "with respect to the borrowing" to "provisions of the same Act" where those words secondly occur, except so far as relates to commissioners appointed under the Act. Section twenty-four, except so far as relates to commissioners appointed under the Act. Section twenty-six, except so far as relates to commissioners appointed under the Act. Section thirty-one, except so far as relates to commissioners appointed under the Act. Section thirty-nine.
10 & 11 Vict. c. 28 County Buildings Act 1847 The County Buildings Act, 1847The whole act, except so far as relates to assize courts, sessions houses and judges lodgings.
10 & 11 Vict. c. 34 Towns Improvement Clauses Act 1847 The Towns Improvement Clauses Act, 1847Sections seven to twelve.
10 & 11 Vict. c. 61 Baths and Washhouses Act 1847 The Baths and Wash-houses Act, 1847In section four, the words "council and" and the word "respectively."
13 & 14 Vict. c. 57 Vestries Act 1850 The Vestries Act, 1850The whole act.
13 & 14 Vict. c. 101 Poor Law Amendment Act 1850 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1850Section six.
15 & 16 Vict. c. 5 Municipal Corporations Act 1852 The Municipal Corporations Act, 1852The whole act, so far as unrepealed.
15 & 16 Vict. c. 81 County Rates Act 1852 The County Rates Act, 1852In section thirty-three, the words from "and every overseer" to the end of the section.
15 & 16 Vict. c. 85 Burial Act 1852 The Burial Act, 1852Sections thirteen and fourteen, except so far as relates to burial boards appointed under the Burial Acts, 1852 to 1906. In section fifteen, the words "a clerk and," the word "other," the word "clerk" where it secondly occurs, and the words from "and, when necessary," to the end of the section, except so far as relates to burial boards appointed under the Burial Acts, 1852 to 1906. In section sixteen, the words from the beginning of the section to "contrary be proved; and," except so far as relates to burial boards appointed under the Burial Acts, 1852 to 1906. Sections seventeen to twenty, except so far as relates to burial boards appointed under the Burial Acts, 1852 to 1906. In section twenty-six, the words from "to contract for and purchase" to "think fit, or," except so far as relates to burial boards appointed under the Burial Acts, 1852 to 1906. Section twenty-eight, except so far as relates to burial boards appointed under the Burial Acts, 1852 to 1906. In section thirty-one, the words from "which contracts" to the end of the section, except so far as relates to burial boards appointed under the Burial Acts, 1852 to 1906.
17 & 18 Vict. c. 87 Burial Act 1854 The Burial Act, 1854In section three the words from the beginning of the section to "construed accordingly; and," the words "money raised for defraying such expenses aforesaid, and of," and the words from "Provided always" to the end of the section. Sections four and five, except so far as relates to burial boards appointed under the Burial Acts, 1852 to 1906. Section six. Section eleven.
17 & 18 Vict. c. 112 Literary and Scientific Institutions Act 1854 The Literary and Scientific Institutions Act, 1854In section six, the words "justices of the peace" and the word "justices" where that word secondly occurs. In section seven, the words from "and the justices" to the end of the section.
20 & 21 Vict. c. 81 Burial Act 1857 The Burial Act, 1857Sections nineteen to twenty-one, except so far as relates to burial boards appointed under the Burial Acts, 1852 to 1906.
21 & 22 Vict. c. 90 Medical Act 1858 The Medical Act, 1858In section thirty-six, the words "or as a medical officer of health."
23 & 24 Vict. c. 51 Local Taxation Returns Act 1860 The Local Taxation Returns Act, 1860The whole act.
23 & 24 Vict. c. 64 Burial Act 1860 The Burial Act, 1860Sections one to three.
23 & 24 Vict. c. 68 South Wales Highways Act 1860 The South Wales Highways Act, 1860Section three. Sections fourteen to eighteen. Sections twenty-seven to thirty.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 125 Parochial Offices Act 1861 The Parochial Offices Act, 1861The whole act.
25 & 26 Vict. c. 61 Highway Act 1862 The Highway Act, 1862Sections twelve to fifteen. Section thirty-one.
25 & 26 Vict. c. 100 Burial Act 1862 The Burial Act, 1862The whole act.
26 & 27 Vict. c. 13 Town Gardens Protection Act 1863 The Town Gardens Protection Act, 1863In section three, the words from "and the expenses" to the end of the section.
27 & 28 Vict. c. 101 Highway Act 1864 The Highway Act, 1864Section twenty. Section twenty-seven. Sections twenty-nine and thirty. Section thirty-two. Section thirty-six. Section forty-five. In section forty-seven, the words "with the approval of the justices in general or quarter sessions assembled" and the words from "Previously to applying" to the end of the section. Section fifty. Section fifty-three. First Schedule. Second Schedule.
28 & 29 Vict. c. 126 Prison Act 1865 The Prison Act, 1865Section eight.
29 & 30 Vict. c. 113 Poor Law Amendment Act 1866 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1866Section thirteen.
30 & 31 Vict. c. 106 Poor Law Amendment Act 1867 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1867Section ten. Section twenty-eight.
31 & 32 Vict. c. 22 Petty Sessions and Lock-up House Act 1868 The Petty Sessions and Lock-up House Act, 1868Section eleven.
31 & 32 Vict. c. 122 Poor Law Amendment Act 1868 The Poor Law Amendment Act, 1868Section twenty-seven.
32 & 33 Vict. c. 49 Local Stamp Act 1869 The Local Stamp Act, 1869Section seven.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 23 Forfeiture Act 1870 The Forfeiture Act, 1870Section two, so far as relates to members of local authorities.
33 & 34 Vict. c. 78 Tramways Act 1870 The Tramways Act, 1870In section twenty, the words "and take up at interest on the credit of such local rate," and the words from "and for the purpose of securing" to "the local authority." In section forty-three, the words "out of the like rate" and "on the security of the same." In section forty-four, the words from "may pay" to "for such purposes."
33 & 34 Vict. c. 91 Clerical Disabilities Act 1870 The Clerical Disabilities Act, 1870In the First Schedule, paragraph (2).
34 & 35 Vict. c. 70 Local Government Board Act 1871 The Local Government Board Act, 1871Section eight. In the Schedule, in Part I, the words "Returns. Local Taxation" in the first column, and the words "23 & 24 Vict. c. 51" in the second column.
35 & 36 Vict. c. 33 Ballot Act 1872 The Ballot Act, 1872In section fourteen the words "municipal or." In section twenty-four, the words "and municipal" wherever those words occur, and the words "or at a municipal election." In section twenty-nine, paragraph (a) in the definition of the expression "the Municipal Corporations Acts," and paragraph (a) in the definition of the expression "municipal election." In the First Schedule, in Part II, paragraph 64.
35 & 36 Vict. c. 91 Borough Funds Act 1872 The Borough Funds Act, 1872The whole act.
36 & 37 Vict. c. 19 Poor Allotments Management Act 1873 The Poor Allotments Management Act, 1873Section fifteen.
37 & 38 Vict. c. 45 County of Hertford and Liberty of St. Alban Act 1874 The County of Hertford and Liberty of St. Alban Act, 1874Sections twenty-one to twenty-six. Section forty-one.
38 & 39 Vict. c. 17 Explosives Act 1875 The Explosives Act, 1875In section seventy-two, the words from "acquire any land" to "to them, and," and the words from "Such sums shall be applied" to "to include any right over land," except so far as relates to harbour authorities.
38 & 39 Vict. c. 83 Local Loans Act 1875 The Local Loans Act, 1875In section eight, the words from the beginning of the section to "date of such loan," and the words "the priority of the loan and to", so far as relates to local authorities as defined in this Act. Section sixteen, so far as relates to local authorities as defined in this Act. Section thirty-six.
39 & 40 Vict. c. 36 Customs Consolidation Act 1876 The Customs Consolidation Act, 1876In section nine, the words "mayor or".
39 & 40 Vict. c. 56 Commons Act 1876 The Commons Act, 1876In section eight, the words from "The expenses incurred" to "provided for."
39 & 40 Vict. c. 61 Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act 1876 The Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act, 1876Sections one to nine. Section thirty-seven.
39 & 40 Vict. c. 62 Sale of Exhausted Parish Lands Act 1876 The Sale of Exhausted Parish Lands Act, 1876The whole act.
39 & 40 Vict. c. 75 Rivers Pollution Prevention Act 1876 The Rivers Pollution Prevention Act, 1876In section eight, the words from "Any expenses incurred" to "1875". In section fourteen, the words from the beginning of the section to "such order and". Section fifteen.
40 & 41 Vict. c. 21 Prison Act 1877 The Prisons Act, 1877Section forty-six.
40 & 41 Vict. c. 60 Canal Boats Act 1877 The Canal Boats Act, 1877In section eight, in subsection (1), the words "an urban sanitary authority, a rural sanitary authority or" and the words from "Provided that" to "general expenses".
40 & 41 Vict. c. 66 Local Taxation Returns Act 1877 The Local Taxation Returns Act, 1877The whole act.
40 & 41 Vict. c. 68 Destructive Insects Act 1877 The Destructive Insects Act, 1877In section four, the words from "the expenses incurred" to "local rate".
41 & 42 Vict. c. 34 South Wales Highway Act Amendment Act 1878 The South Wales Highway Act Amendment Act, 1878In section two, the words from "with the approval" to "are situate." Sections three to seven. Sections ten and eleven.
41 & 42 Vict. c. 77 Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act 1878 The Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act, 1878In section five, subsection (3). Sections six to nine. In section eighteen the words from "and the accounts so kept" to "county authority may direct". Section twenty-five.
42 & 43 Vict. c. 6 District Auditors Act 1879 The District Auditors Act, 1879The whole act.
42 & 43 Vict. c. 39 Highway Accounts Returns Act 1879 The Highway Accounts Returns Act, 1879The whole act.
42 & 43 Vict. c. 54 Poor Law Act 1879 The Poor Law Act, 1879Sections four to seven.
45 & 46 Vict. c. 30 Baths and Wash Houses Act 1882 The Baths and Washhouses Act, 1882Section three, except so far as relates to commissioners appointed under the Baths and Washhouses Act, 1846.
45 & 46 Vict. c. 56 Electric Lighting Act 1882 The Electric Lighting Act, 1882In section seven the words from "may be defrayed" to "provided that," and the words "such expenses" where they secondly occur. In section eight the words from "on such security" to the end of the section. In the Schedule, the entries in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh columns relating to urban sanitary districts and rural sanitary districts.
45 & 46 Vict. c. 58 Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act 1882 The Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act, 1882The whole act.
45 & 46 Vict. c. 67 South Wales Turnpike Roads Amendment Act 1882 The South Wales Turnpike Roads Amendment Act, 1882Section four.
46 & 47 Vict. c. 18 Municipal Corporations Act 1883 The Municipal Corporations Act, 1883Section seven.
46 & 47 Vict. c. 52 Bankruptcy Act 1883 The Bankruptcy Act, 1883In section thirty-two, in subsection (1), paragraph (d), and in paragraph (e) the words from "guardian of the poor" to "sanitary authority, or" and the words "school board, highway board." In section thirty-four, the words from "mayor" to "overseer, or" and the words "sanitary authority, school board, highway board."
47 & 48 Vict. c. 54 Yorkshire Registries Act 1884 The Yorkshire Registries Act, 1884Section thirty-four. In section thirty-seven, sub-section (5) and (7). Sections forty-one and forty-two.
47 & 48 Vict. c. 70 Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act 1884 The Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1884In section thirty-six, subsection (1). First Schedule.
47 & 48 Vict. c. 74 Public Health (Officers) Act 1884 The Public Health (Officers) Act, 1884The whole act.
47 & 48 Vict. c. 75 Canal Boats Act 1884 The Canal Boats Act, 1884In section four, the words from "shall for the purpose" to "purposes of those Acts, and".
48 & 49 Vict. c. 10 Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1885 The Election (Hours of Poll) Act, 1885The whole act, except so far as relates to parliamentary elections.
48 & 49 Vict. c. 22 Public Health and Local Government Conferences Act 1885 The Public Health and Local Government Conferences Act, 1885The whole act.
48 & 49 Vict. c. 29 Honorary Freedom of Boroughs Act 1885 The Honorary Freedom of Boroughs Act, 1885The whole act.
48 & 49 Vict. c. 38 School Boards Act 1885 The School Boards Act, 1885The whole act.
48 & 49 Vict. c. 53 Public Health (Members and Officers) Act 1885 The Public Health (Members and Officers) Act, 1885The whole act.
48 & 49 Vict. c. 72 Housing of the Working Classes Act 1885 The Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1885In section ten, in subsection (2), the words from "and sections two hundred and ninety-three" to the end of the subsection.
50 & 51 Vict. c. 72 Local Authorities (Expenses) Act 1887 The Local Authorities (Expenses) Act, 1887The whole act.
51 & 52 Vict. c. 54 Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1888 The Sea Fisheries Regulation Act, 1888In section one, in subsection (3), the words from "in like manner" to the end of the subsection.
52 & 53 Vict. c. 32 Trust Investment Act 1889 The Trust Investment Act, 1889The whole act.
52 & 53 Vict. c. 72 Infectious Disease (Notification) Act 1889 The Infectious Disease (Notification) Act, 1889Section nine. In section eleven, the words from the beginning of the section to "or parochial office."
53 & 54 Vict. c. 5 Lunacy Act 1890 The Lunacy Act, 1890Sections one hundred and seventy-four and one hundred and seventy-five. In section two hundred and twenty-four, in subsection (3), the words "under the Local Government Act, 1888." In section two hundred and forty, the words "respectively constituted under the Local Government Act, 1888." Section two hundred and fifty-six. In section two hundred and seventy-four, in subsection (1), the words from "with the consent of" to "applicable to the local authority," and the words from "on the security" to "part of the revenues."
53 & 54 Vict. c. 21 Inland Revenue Regulation Act 1890 The Inland Revenue Regulation Act, 1890In section eight, the words "mayor or."
53 & 54 Vict. c. 34 Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act 1890 The Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act, 1890Section twenty.
53 & 54 Vict. c. 59 Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1890 The Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890Section four. Sections forty-eight and forty-nine. In section fifty, the words from "Section forty-eight" to the end of the section. Section fifty-two.
53 & 54 Vict. c. 71 Bankruptcy Act 1890 The Bankruptcy Act, 1890In section nine, the words from "It is hereby declared" to the end of the section.
54 & 55 Vict. c. 22 Museums and Gymnasiums Act 1891 The Museums and Gymnasiums Act, 1891In section nine, the words from "appoint and pay" to "and may." In section ten, subsection (2); in subsection (3), the words from "in like manner" to "said general expenses," and the words from "sections two hundred and thirty-three" to "(relating to borrowing) and"; and in subsection (4) the words from "and such accounts" to the end of the subsection. Section eleven.
54 & 55 Vict. c. 63 Highways and Bridges Act 1891 The Highways and Bridges Act, 1891Section five.
54 & 55 Vict. c. 68 County Councils (Elections) Act 1891 The County Councils (Elections) Act, 1891The whole act.
55 & 56 Vict. c. 15 Charity Inquiries (Expenses) Act 1892 The Charity Inquiries (Expenses) Act, 1892In section one, subsection (2).
55 & 56 Vict. c. 18 Weights and Measures (Purchase) Act 1892 The Weights and Measures (Purchase) Act, 1892In section one, in subsection (3), the words from "may borrow money" where those words first occur, to "1888," and the words "in accordance with the Public Health Act, 1875"; and subsection (4).
55 & 56 Vict. c. 43 Military Lands Act 1892 The Military Lands Act, 1892Section four. Section six. In section eleven, in subsection (1), paragraphs (b) and (d).
55 & 56 Vict. c. 53 Public Libraries Act 1892 The Public Libraries Act, 1892Section seven and eight, except so far as relates to commissioners appointed under the Act. In section fifteen, in subsection (2), the words "also appoint salaried officers and servants, and dismiss them and," except so far as relates to parish councils and to commissioners appointed under the Act; and subsection (3). In section eighteen, subsection (1). In section nineteen, in subsection (1) the words "on the security of any fund or rate applicable for those purposes," and subsection (2), except so far as relates to commissioners appointed under the Act. In section twenty, in subsection (1), the words from "and those accounts" to the end of the subsection; in subsection (2), the words from "in like manner" to the end of the subsection; and subsection (3), except so far as relates to commissioners appointed under the Act.
55 & 56 Vict. c. 57 Private Street Works Act 1892 The Private Street Works Act, 1892In section fifteen, the words from "and may pay" to the end of the section. In section eighteen, the words from "on the security" to "are payable," and the words from "and the powers" to the end of the section. Section twenty-three.
56 & 57 Vict. c. 9 Municipal Corporations Act 1893 The Municipal Corporations Act, 1893The whole act.
56 & 57 Vict. c. 32 Barbed Wire Act 1893 The Barbed Wire Act, 1893Section five.
56 & 57 Vict. c. 68 Isolation Hospitals Act 1893 The Isolation Hospitals Act, 1893In section four, in subsection (1), the words from "and any such application" to the end of the subsection. In section twenty-two, the words from "on the security" to "1888." In section twenty-four, the words "and five."
56 & 57 Vict. c. 73 Local Government Act 1894 The Local Government Act, 1894Sections one to four. In section five in subsection (2), paragraph (c). In section six, in subsection (1), in paragraph (b), the words from "but inclusive" to the end of the paragraph, and in paragraph (c), the words "vestry room or parochial office, parish chest." In section eight, in subsection (1), paragraph (a), in paragraph (b), the words "for such buildings and"; and paragraph (h); and subsection (2). Section nine. Section eleven. Section twelve. Section fifteen. Sections seventeen and eighteen. In section nineteen, subsections (1) to (3), (6), (7), and (9) to (11). In section twenty-one, subsection (2); and in subsection (3), the words "and every other" except so far as they apply to any enactment passed before the commencement of this Act. Sections twenty-two to twenty-four. In section twenty-five, subsections (5) and (6). In section twenty-seven, in subsection (1), paragraphs (d) and (f). Sections twenty-eight and twenty-nine. Section thirty-three. Sections thirty-six to forty-two. Sections forty-five to forty-nine. Section fifty-one. In section fifty-two, subsection (3). Sections fifty-four to fifty-eight. Section fifty-nine. Sections sixty and sixty-one. Section sixty-four. Sections sixty-eight and sixty-nine. Sections seventy-one to seventy-four. Section seventy-eight. Section eighty. In section eighty-one, in subsection (1) the words from "and for the purposes" to the end of the subsection; subsection (2); in subsection (4) the words "vestry clerk and assistant overseer"; subsections (5) and (6); and in subsection (7) the words from "provided that" to the end of the subsection. Section eighty-three. Sections eighty-five to eighty-nine. First Schedule.
57 & 58 Vict. c. 57 Diseases of Animals Act 1894 The Diseases of Animals Act, 1894In section thirty-three, subsection (2); and in subsection (3) the words from "provided that" to the end of the sub-section. In section forty, subsection (1); and in subsection (2), paragraphs (i) and (iii). In section forty-two, in subsection (1), the words "at interest on the credit of the local rate," and the words from "and may secure" to the end of the subsection; and subsections (2), (3) and (5).
58 & 59 Vict. c. 32 Local Government (Stock Transfer) Act 1895 The Local Government (Stock Transfer) Act, 1895The whole act.
59 & 60 Vict. c. 1 Local Government (Elections) Act 1896 The Local Government (Elections) Act, 1896The whole act.
59 & 60 Vict. c. 22 Chairmen of District Councils Act 1896 The Chairmen of District Councils Act, 1896The whole act.
59 & 60 Vict. c. 48 Light Railways Act 1896 The Light Railways Act, 1896In section sixteen, in subsection (2), the words "in manner authorised by the order"; and subsection (4). Section seventeen. Third Schedule.
60 & 61 Vict. c. 1 Local Government Act 1897 The Local Government Act, 1897The whole act.
60 & 61 Vict. c. 31 Cleansing of Persons Act 1897 The Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897In section one, the words from "and any expenses" to the end of the section.
60 & 61 Vict. c. 40 Local Government (Joint Committees) Act 1897 The Local Government (Joint Committees) Act, 1897In section one, in subsection (1), paragraph (c).
62 & 63 Vict. c. 10 Parish Councillors (Tenure of Office) Act 1899 The Parish Councillors (Tenure of Office) Act, 1899The whole act.
62 & 63 Vict. c. 14 London Government Act 1899 The London Government Act, 1899In section eight, subsection (4). Section fourteen.

Section 307(1)(b) of the act repealed ? enactments for London, listed in the fifth part of the eleventh schedule to the act.

Amendment and repeal

The act was amended by the Local Government Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 55). The local authorities as defined in the act, with the exception of rural parishes, were abolished in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, when most of the act was repealed. Parts of the act still have currency, however. For example, many council byelaws now in force are made under section 249 of the act.

Notes

  1. Section 308(1). The modern convention for the citation of short titles omits the comma after the word "Act"
  2. Section 308(2).
  3. Section 308(1).
  4. This is the citation in The Statutes of the Realm .

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