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The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976

S.I. 1976/246 · Made 16 February 1976

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 16th February 1976

Laid before Parliament 8th March 1976

Coming into Operation 29th March 1976

The Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 67(1) and (2) and 255(1) and (3) of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 10 to, the Local Government Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following regulations:—

Contents

  1. 1Title and commencement
  2. 2Application: extent of exercise of powers
  3. 3Interpretation
  4. 4Coming into operation of order
  5. 5Maps
  6. 6Mereing of boundaries
  7. 7General continuance of matters
  8. 8Councillors
  9. 9Local government electors
  10. 10Grouped parishes
  11. 11Grouped communities
  12. 12Dissolution of charter trustees
  13. 13Honorary freedoms
  14. 14Honorary aldermen
  15. 15Privileges or rights of inhabitants of cities and boroughs
  16. 16Appointments to bodies
  17. 17High sheriffs
  18. 18Agency arrangements
  19. 19Justices
  20. 20Licensing
  21. 21Police
  22. 22Fire services
  23. 23Education
  24. 24Charities
  25. 25Commons
  26. 26Food and drugs
  27. 27Social services
  28. 28Family practitioner services
  29. 29Mental health
  30. 30Infectious disease notification
  31. 31Registration service
  32. 32Marriages: registration of births and deaths
  33. 33Town and country planning
  34. 34Clean air
  35. 35Cemeteries
  36. 36Maintenance of highways
  37. 37Road traffic and highways
  38. 38Private street works
  39. 39Land registration
  40. 40Statutory definitions of areas
  41. 41Local Acts, orders and byelaws—General
  42. 42Local Acts and orders—Protective provisions
  43. 43Proceedings for the enforcement of byelaws
  44. 44Compulsory purchase orders and other instruments
  45. 45Instruments made by Ministers
  46. 46Instruments subject to special parliamentary procedure
  47. 47Inspection of parish and community books, etc
  48. 48Registration—General
  49. 49Local land charges
  50. 50Licences, etc
  51. 51Rate support grants
  52. 52Civil defence grants
  53. 53Precepts
  54. 54Valuation of water hereditaments of statutory water undertakings
  55. 55Rating of British Gas Corporation and electricity boards
  56. 56Valuation of hereditaments of National Coal Board
  57. 57Valuation of hereditaments of Post Office
  58. 58Valuation lists
  59. 59Proposals for alteration of valuation lists
  60. 60Rating of owners and discount for rates: rating of unoccupied property
  61. 61Arrears of rates
  62. 62Property, liabilities, contracts, etc., notices and proceedings
  63. 63Audit of accounts
  64. 64Security for loans
  65. 65Legal proceedings
  66. 66Liabilities to certain funds
  67. 67Schemes for the allocation of officers for transfer—Local authorities
  68. 68Schemes for the allocation of officers for transfer—Other authorities
  69. 69Provision as to schemes
  70. 70Transfer of officers
  71. 71Protection of officers transferred
  72. 72Secondary transfers
  73. 73Apprenticeships
  74. 74Saving for training arrangements
  75. 75Saving for dispensations
  76. 76Saving for extensions of service
  77. 77Travelling and removal expenses
  78. 78Commencing points on scales
  79. 79Continuity of employment
  80. 80Appointment of officers before appointed day
  81. 81Gratuities and pensions
  82. 82Inspection of documents
  83. 83Minutes of last meetings
  84. 84General provision as to disputes
  85. 85General savings
  86. Signature
  87. Schedule 1: PETTY SESSIONS AREAS
  88. Part I: PROVISIONS APPLYING WHERE AN AREA IS TRANSFERRED FROM ONE PETTY SESSIONS AREA TO ANOTHER SUCH AREA
  89. 1Paragraph 1
  90. 2Paragraph 2
  91. 3Paragraph 3
  92. 4Paragraph 4
  93. 5Paragraph 5
  94. 6Paragraph 6
  95. 7Paragraph 7
  96. IIPROVISION APPLYING WHERE A PETTY SESSIONS AREA CEASES TO EXIST
  97. Part III: PROVISIONS APPLYING WHERE A PETTY SESSIONS AREA IS CONSTITUTED
  98. Schedule 2: FAMILY PRACTITIONER SERVICES
  99. 1Paragraph 1
  100. 2Paragraph 2
  101. 3Paragraph 3
  102. 4Paragraph 4
  103. 5Paragraph 5
  104. 6Paragraph 6
  105. 7Paragraph 7
  106. 8Paragraph 8
  107. 9Paragraph 9
  108. 10Paragraph 10
  109. Schedule 3: ROAD TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAYS
  110. Road traffic orders and schemes
  111. 1Paragraph 1
  112. 2Paragraph 2
  113. 3Paragraph 3
  114. Division of instruments affecting highways
  115. 4Paragraph 4
  116. General provisions relating to highways
  117. 5Paragraph 5
  118. Adaptation of certain agreements between Secretaries of State and local authorities
  119. 6Paragraph 6
  120. Schedule 4: LOCAL ACTS AND ORDERS—PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF BYELAWS
  121. IPart I
  122. IIPart II
  123. Schedule 5: RATING OF BRITISH GAS CORPORATION AND ELECTRICITY BOARDS
  124. 1Paragraph 1
  125. RATING OF BRITISH GAS CORPORATION
  126. 2Paragraph 2
  127. 3Paragraph 3
  128. 4Paragraph 4
  129. RATING OF ELECTRICITY BOARDS
  130. 5Paragraph 5
  131. 6Paragraph 6
  132. 7Paragraph 7
  133. Schedule 6: TRANSFER OF SPECIFIED CLASSES OF PROPERTY, ETC
  134. Part I
  135. 1Paragraph 1
  136. 2Paragraph 2
  137. 3Paragraph 3
  138. 4Paragraph 4
  139. 5Paragraph 5
  140. 6Paragraph 6
  141. 7Paragraph 7
  142. Part II
  143. Explanatory note