# War Memorials (Local Authorities’ Powers) Act 1923

13 & 14 Geo. 5 c. 18 · enacted 18 July 1923 · revised to 1 February 1991

An Act to enable local authorities under certain circumstances to maintain, repair and protect war memorials vested in them.

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## Introductory text

An Act to enable local authorities under certain circumstances to maintain, repair and protect war memorials vested in them.
[18th July 1923]

## 1 Expenditure in maintenance, &c., of war memorials.

A local authority may incur reasonable expenditure in the maintenance, repair and protection of any war memorial within their district whether vested in them or not.

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## 3 Application.

The provisions of this Act shall not apply to a war memorial provided or maintained by a local authority in the exercise of any other statutory power.

## 4 Definition.

In this Act the expression “local authority” means the council of a county, . . . borough . . . district or parish, and the parish meeting of a rural parish with no parish council.

## 5 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the War Memorials (Local Authorities’ Powers) Act, 1923.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/13-14/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/war-memorials-local-authorities-powers-act-1923
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