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Local Government Act 1888

51 & 52 Vict. c. 41 · Enacted 13 August 1888 · Extends to England and Wales

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An Act to amend the Laws relating to Local Government in England and Wales, and for other purposes connected therewith.

[13th August 1888]C1C2C3C4C5C6I1

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Act amended by Local Government Act 1894 c. 73 (56 & 57 Vict.)

C2

Act amended with the substitution for any reference to a specified officer of a local authority as a reference to the proper officer of a local authority by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 29 Pt. I para. 4 subject as in that paragraph mentioned

C3

Councils of administrative counties, boroughs, (except those in rural districts), urban districts, rural districts and urban parishes outside Greater London and Isles of Scilly together with municipal corporations of boroughs outside Greater London now abolished and councils of metropolitan counties, non-metropolitan counties and districts constituted by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), ss. 1, 2, Sch. 1

C4

Functions of Local Government Board under this Act now exercisable by Secretary of State: Ministry of Health Act 1919 (c. 21), s. 3(1)(a), S.I. 1951/142, 1900 (1951 I, pp. 1348, 1347), S.I. 1965/319 and 1970/1681

Act: transfer of functions (W.) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch.

C5

Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

C6

Certain words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1908 (c. 49)

Commencement

I1

Act in force at Royal Assent but subject to s. 109 (now repealed)

Contents

  1. Part I: County Councils
  2. 1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. 12, 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  15. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  16. 17, 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  18. Financial Relations between Exchequer and County, and Contributions by County for Costs of Union Officers
  19. 20Payment to county council of proceeds of duties on local taxation licences.
  20. 21–27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  21. General Provisions as to Transfer
  22. 28General provisions as to powers transferred to county council.
  23. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  25. Part II: Application of Act to Boroughs, the Metropolis, and certain Special Counties
  26. 31–39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. Application of Act to Metropolis
  28. 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  29. 41Section 41
  30. 42Arrangements for paid chairman and sitting of quarter sessions for London.
  31. 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  32. 44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  33. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  34. 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  35. 47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  36. 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  37. 49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  38. Part III: Boundaries
  39. 50–53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  40. 54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  41. 55, 56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  42. 57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  43. 58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  44. 59Section 59
  45. 60–62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  46. 63. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  47. Part IV: Finance
  48. Property Funds and Costs of County Council
  49. 64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  50. 65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  51. 66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  52. 67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  53. 68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  54. 69Borrowing by county council. Repealed
  55. 70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  56. 71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  57. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  58. 73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  59. 74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  60. Part V: Supplemental
  61. Application of Acts
  62. 75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  63. 76, 77. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  64. 78Construction of Acts referring to business transferred.
  65. Proceedings of Councils and Committees
  66. 79Incorporation of county council.
  67. 80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  68. 81Appointment of joint committees.
  69. 82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  70. 83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  71. 84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  72. Regulations for Bicycles, &c.
  73. 85Regulations for bicycles, &c.
  74. Adaptation of Acts
  75. 86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  76. 87Application of provisions of 38 & 39 Vict. c. 55 as to local inquiries and provisional orders. Repealed
  77. 88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  78. 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  79. 90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  80. 91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  81. Savings
  82. 92Section 92
  83. 93. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  84. 94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  85. 95Saving as to Middlesex, Surrey, and Kent.
  86. 96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  87. 97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  88. 98Saving for powers of Commissioners of Inland Revenue and Customs.
  89. Definitions
  90. 99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  91. 100Interpretation of certain terms in the Act.
  92. 101Extent of Act.
  93. 102Short title.
  94. Part VI: Transitory Provisions
  95. 103–108. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  96. 109. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  97. 110–114. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  98. 115. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  99. 116. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  100. 117. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  101. 118–120. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  102. 121. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  103. Savings
  104. 122. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  105. 123Saving for existing bye-laws.
  106. 124. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  107. 125, 126. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  108. Schedule FIRSTLocal Taxation Licences
  109. Schedule SECONDSchedule SECOND
  110. Schedule THIRDSchedule THIRD