Local Government Act 1958

Part IU.K.

1—16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1U.K.

Part IIU.K.

17–45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2U.K.

Part IIIU.K.

46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3U.K.

47–53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4U.K.

Part IVU.K. General and Supplementary

General amendments relating to local government financeU.K.

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55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6U.K.

56 Contributions by county councils to expenses of county district councils.U.K.

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7 a county council may make any contribution the council think fit to expenditure of the council of a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F8district in the county.

(2)A county council may make any contribution the council think fit towards expenditure . . . F9 by a parish council or parish meeting in connection with the exercise of the functions of the council or meeting relating to public open spaces.

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10

57, 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11U.K.

Supplementary provisionsU.K.

59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12U.K.

60 Transfer and compensation of officers.U.K.

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13

(2)Provision shall be made, by regulations made by such Minister as may be determined by the Treasury to be appropriate in relation to the persons to whom the regulations relate, for the payment by such authority as may be prescribed by or determined under the regulations, [F14or, in a case to which paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the M1Children and Young Persons Act 1969 applies, by the Secretary of State] but subject to such exceptions or conditions as may be so prescribed, of compensation to or in respect of persons who are, or who but for any national service of theirs would be, the holders of any such place, situation or employment as may be so prescribed and who suffer loss of employment or loss or diminution of emoluments which is attributable to the provisions of any such order or scheme as is mentioned in subsection (1) of this section or of any scheme or order under sections forty-three to forty-five, or Part VI, of the Act of 1933 [F15or of any order under Part I of the M2Police Act 1964][F14or of an order under section 46 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969][F16or of section 2 or 6 of the M3Local Authority Social Services Act 1970]; and so much of section one hundred and fifty of [F17the Act of 1933] as provides for compensation shall not apply to any scheme or order under the said Part VI, but without prejudice to any instrument to which it is applied by any other enactment.

(3)Regulations under the foregoing subsection may include provision as to the manner in which and the person to whom any claim for compensation under this section is to be made, and for the determination of all questions arising under the regulations.

(4)In this section—

• existing officer, in relation to an order or scheme, means an officer serving on such date or dates as may be specified in the order or scheme in relation to him;

• national service means any such service in any of Her Majesty’s forces or other employment (whether or not in the service of Her Majesty) as may be prescribed by regulations under this section;

• officer includes the holder of any place, situation or employment.

(5)Any regulations under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

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F1962. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.

63 General provisions as to local inquiries.U.K.

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F20, a Minister may cause a local inquiry to be held for the purpose of any of his functions under this Act.

(2)Subsections (2) to (5) of section two hundred and ninety of the Act of 1933 (which relate to the giving of evidence at inquiries and the payment of costs) shall apply to all inquiries held for the purposes of this Act.

64 Application of Statutory Instruments Act.U.K.

Any power conferred on a Minister by this Act to make . . . F21 regulations shall be exerciseable by statutory instrument.

65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F22U.K.

66 Interpretation.U.K.

(1)In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say:—

• Act of 1933 means the Local Government Act, 1933;

• F23. . .

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F24

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F24the Generating Board means the Central Electricity Generating Board, and Electricity Board means the Generating Board or an Area Board;

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• expenditure includes sums paid by virtue of a precept or other instrument or by way of contribution;

• functions means powers or duties;

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F28(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F29

(4)References in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment, including this Act.

F3067. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.

68 Short title.U.K.

This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act, 1958.