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Local Government Act 1948

11 & 12 Geo. 6 c. 26 · Enacted 24 March 1948 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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An Act to amend the law relating to Exchequer grants to local authorities and other bodies and grants by local authorities to other local authorities or other bodies, and the law relating to rating, valuation for rating and precepts to rating authorities; to provide for payments for the benefit of local authorities by the British Transport Commission, the British Electricity Authority and the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board; to amend the Railway Freight Rebates Enactments, 1929 to 1943, section two hundred and eleven of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947, the law relating to the payment of expenses and other allowances to members of local authorities and other bodies and the law relating to the manner in which certain securities of local authorities and other bodies may be transferred; to extend the powers of local authorities in certain respects; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[24th March 1948]I1C1C2C3C4C5C6C7

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Act explained by National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 16, SIF 78), s. 20

C2

Act modified by Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 47, SIF 77:2), ss. 1(6), 43, 45(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(4), Sch. 4 para. 3(1)

C3

Act modified by Dockyard Services Act 1986 (c. 52, SIF 58), s. 3(1)(c)

C4

Act modified by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 103:2), ss. 4(1), 26(1)

C5

Act applied by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 103:2), ss. 5(7), 26(1)

C6

Act applied (S.) (1.4.1993) by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 111(9) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4)); S.I. 1993/575, art. 2(a)

C7

Act applied (S.) (1.4.1992) by Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 60), s. 22(3) (as substituted by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 117(1), Sch. 13, para. 10 (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))); S.I. 1992/818, art. 2(a).

Commencement

I1

Act partly in force at Royal Assent by s. 147(2), (3), (4) and (5) (now repealed)

Contents

  1. Part I
  2. 1—16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. Part II
  4. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. 18—20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 21, 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 26—32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. Part III: Valuation and Rating Procedure
  12. 33, 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 35—38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. 39—48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  15. 49Section 49
  16. 50—53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. 54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  18. 55Section 55
  19. 56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  20. 57Section 57
  21. 58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  22. 59Section 59
  23. 60, 61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. Miscellaneous
  25. 62Appeals as to water rates.
  26. 63, 64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. 65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  28. 66, 67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  29. 68. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  30. 69, 70. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  31. 71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  32. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  33. 73Extent of Part III.
  34. Part IV
  35. 74—82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  36. 83, 84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  37. Part V: Rating of Transport and Electricity Authorities
  38. 85General
  39. Railways and Canals; rating provisions
  40. 86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  41. 87Railway or canal hereditaments partly used for other purposes.
  42. 88Section 88
  43. 89Commencement of provisions as to railway or canal hereditaments and transitional provisions.
  44. 90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  45. 91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  46. 92. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  47. Payments by British Transport Commission for benefit of local authorities
  48. 93. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  49. 94Adjustments of British Transport Commission’s payments for changes in the average rates.
  50. 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  51. 96Section 96
  52. 97Section 97
  53. 98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  54. 99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  55. General provision as to payments for benefit of local authorities
  56. 100Provisions as to making and division of payments for benefit of local authorities.
  57. 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  58. 102Treatment of payments for benefit of local authorities.
  59. 103. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  60. Miscellaneous
  61. 104. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  62. 105. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  63. 106. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  64. 107. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  65. 108. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  66. 109. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  67. 110. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  68. Part VI
  69. 111—119. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  70. Part VII: Miscellaneous
  71. 120Section 120
  72. 121. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  73. 122. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  74. 123. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  75. 124. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  76. 125. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  77. 126. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  78. 127. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  79. 128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  80. 129—132. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  81. 133War memorials.
  82. 134, 135. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  83. 136. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  84. 137. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  85. 138. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  86. 139. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  87. Part VIII: General
  88. 140Compensation to officers.
  89. 141. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  90. 142Provisions as to statutory instruments under this Act.
  91. 143. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  92. 144Interpretation.
  93. 145Application to Scotland.
  94. 146Application to Isles of Scilly.
  95. 147. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  96. 148Short title and extent.
  97. Schedule FIRST
  98. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  99. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  100. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  101. Schedule SECONDSchedule SECOND