{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/section-235",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/section-235.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1972/70",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Act 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972",
  "path": "section/235",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "235",
  "heading": "Power of councils to make byelaws for good rule and government and suppression of nuisances.",
  "text": "(1) The council of a district ... and the council of a London borough may make byelaws for the good rule and government of the whole or any part of the district ... or borough, as the case may be, and for the prevention and suppression of nuisances therein.\n(2) The confirming authority in relation to byelaws made under this section shall be the Secretary of State.\n(2A) Subsection (2) does not apply to byelaws of a class prescribed by regulations under section 236A(1).\n(3) Byelaws shall not be made under this section for any purpose as respects any area if provision for that purpose as respects that area is made by, or is or may be made under, any other enactment.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 235(1) omitted (31.3.2015) by virtue of Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012 (anaw 2), s. 22(2), Sch. 2 para. 9(2)(a); S.I. 2015/1025, art. 2(r) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 235(1) omitted (31.3.2015) by virtue of Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012 (anaw 2), s. 22(2), Sch. 2 para. 9(2)(b); S.I. 2015/1025, art. 2(r) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 235(2A) inserted (E.) (3.3.2016) by The Byelaws (Alternative Procedure) (England) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/165), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 5(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 235 amended by Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 43 (which s. 43 is repealed (18.2.1993) by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), ss. 162(1)(2), 164(3), Sch. 15 para. 21, Sch. 16 Pt. IX); S.I. 1993/264"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 235 functions made exercisable concurrently (22.7.2004) by The Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1777), art. 25(2)(xii)S. 235 functions made exercisable concurrently (22.7.2004) by The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1778), art. 25(2)(xii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 235(3) restricted (5.8.2026) by Bus Services Act 2025 (c. 24), ss. 28(2), 41(5); S.I. 2026/834, reg. 2(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/section/235",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:48:26.887741+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}