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Local Government Act 1966

1966 CHAPTER 42

An Act to make further provision, in relation to England and Wales, with respect to the payment of grants to local authorities, rating and valuation, the classification and lighting of highways and the powers of local authorities to place staff and facilities at the disposal of Ministers concerned with highways and to make payments offsetting the effect of the selective employment tax; to repeal or amend certain enactments relating to local licences and registrations; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[13th December 1966]

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

C2Act: transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2 Sch. 1

Commencement Information

I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent; Act wholly in force at 01.04.1967.

Part IE+W Grants

1—5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1E+W

6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2E+W

Textual Amendments

Specific grantsE+W

7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3E+W

8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4E+W

Textual Amendments

F4S. 8 repealed (subject to a saving in S.I. 1978/1583, art. 4 in relation to grants where at least one instalment was paid before 1.4.1979) by Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7), ss. 8(5), 43(2), Sch. 1 Pt. III para. 10, Sch. 8

9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5E+W

Textual Amendments

F5S. 9 repealed and superseded by Derelict Land Act 1982 (c. 42, SIF 46:4), (E.) ss. 1(2), (W.) 2(3), (E.W.) 2(3), Sch.

10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6E+W

11 Grants for certain expenditure due to immigrant population. E+W

(1)Subject to the provisions of this section the Secretary of State may pay, to local authorities who in his opinion are required to make special provision in the exercise of any of their functions in consequence of the presence within their areas of substantial numbers of immigrants from the Commonwealth whose language or customs differ from those of the community, grants of such amounts as he may with the consent of the Treasury determine on account of expenditure of such descriptions (being expenditure in respect of the employment of staff) as he may so determine.

(2)No grant shall be paid under this section in respect of expenditure incurred before 1st April 1967.

[F7(3)This section shall apply to . . . F8 a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985 as it applies to a local authority.]

12, 13.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9E+W

14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10E+W

15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11E+W

Part IIE+W

16—26.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12E+W

Textual Amendments

Part IIIE+W

27—34.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13E+W

Textual Amendments

Part IVE+W Miscellaneous and General

35 Amendment of certain enactments relating to licences. E+W

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14

(2)The enactments mentioned in the first column of Part II of Schedule 3 to this Act (which specify fees or maximum fees for licences, certificates or permits to which those enactments relate or for registration under those enactments) may be amended, by an order made by the Minister specified in relation to the enactment in question in the second column of the said Part II, so as to vary any sum specified by that enactment or so as to provide that any sum payable under that enactment shall cease to be so payable; and an order under this subsection may be limited to such cases as may be specified by the order and may make different provision for different cases specified by the order.

(3)(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F15

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1S. 35: for previous exercises of this power see Index to Government Orders.

P2S. 35(2): s. 35(2) (with s. 40(2) and Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 23) power exercised by S.I.1991/2175.

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C4S. 35: certain functions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under this enactment transferred by S.I. 1978/272, art. 2, Sch. 1

36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F16E+W

37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F17E+W

38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18E+W

Textual Amendments

39 Application of Act to Isles of Scilly.E+W

The provisions of this Act shall have effect in relation to the Isles of Scilly subject to such modifications as the Minister may by order direct, . . . F19

40 Orders, regulations and rules.E+W

(1)Any power conferred on a Minister by this Act to make an order, . . . F20 shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

(2)An order under any provision of this Act, . . . F20, may be revoked or varied by a subsequent order under that provision.

(3)Any statutory instrument containing . . . F20 an order under section . . . F21, . . . F20, 35 . . . F22 of this Act shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P3S. 40: for previous exercises of this power see Index to Government Orders.

P4S. 40(2): s. 35(2) (with s. 40(2) and Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 23) power exercised by S.I.1991/2175.

Textual Amendments

41 Interpretation. E+W

(1)In this Act, except where the contrary intention appears, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say—

(2)(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F27

(4)References in this Act to any enactment are references to that enactment as amended by or under any subsequent enactment.

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C5Functions of Minister of Housing and Local Government now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.I. 1970/1681

42 Expenses.E+W

There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament—

(a)any sums required for the payment of grants under this Act or of other expenses of a Minister under this Act; and

(b)any increase attributable to the provisions of this Act in the sums payable out of such moneys under any other Act.

43†Consequential amendments and repeals.E+W

(1)The enactments mentioned in Schedule 5 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments there specified, being amendments consequential on provisions of this Act.

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

Textual Amendments

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C6Unreliable margin note

44 Short title and extent.E+W

(1)This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act 1966.

(2)This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Nothern Ireland.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1E+W . . . F29

SCHEDULE 2E+W . . . F30

Textual Amendments

Section 35.

SCHEDULE 3 E+W Licences etc.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C7Sch. 3: certain functions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under this enactment transferred by S.I.1978/272, art. 2, Sch. 1

Part IE+W Enactments ceasing to have effect . . . F31

Part IIE+W Variation of Fees for Licences, Registration etc.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P5Sch. 3 Pt. II: for previous exercises of this power see Index to Government Orders.

Enactments specifying feesRelevant Minister
1.Sections 2, 7 and 13 of the M1Game Licences Act 1860.
2. . . . F32
3. . . . F33The Treasury.
4.Section 5 of the M2Customs and Inland Revenue Act 1883.
5. . . . F33
6. . . . F34
7. . . . F35
8.Section 5 of the M3Pedlars Act 1871.
9.Sections 15, 18 and 21 of the M4Explosives Act 1875.
10. . . . F36
11. . . . F37
12. . . . F38The Secretary of State.
13.Section 5(1) of the M5Official Secrets Act 1920.
14. . . . F37
15. . . . F39
16. . . . F37The Secretary of State.
17.Schedule 1 to the M6Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928.
18.Section 1(4) of the M7Petroleum (Transfer of Licences) Act 1936.
19. . . . F40
20.Section 4(1)(b) of the M8War Charities Act 1940 (including paragraph (b) as applied by section 41 of the M9National Assistance Act 1948).
21. . . . F41
22.Section 30(1) of the M10Adoption Act 1958.
23.Paragraph 11 of Schedule 2, paragraph 12 of Schedule 3, . . . F42 . . . F43 to the M11Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963.
24—26. . . . F41
27. . . . F44
28. . . . F41
29. . . . F45
30. . . . F46
31. . . . F47
32. . . . F48

Subordinate Legislation Made

P6Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 23: s. 35(2) (with s. 40(2) and Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 23) power exercised by S.I. 1991/2175.

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

SCHEDULE 4E+W . . . F49

Textual Amendments

Section 43.

SCHEDULE 5E+W Consequential Amendments

1E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F50

2E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F51

3E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F52

4E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F53

M12 The Town and Country Planning Act 1959E+W

Marginal Citations

5E+WIn section 57(1), in the definition of “grant-aided function”, for the words “the Local Government Act 1958” there shall be substituted (in relation to the year 1967-68 and subsequent years) the words “ section 1 of the Local Government Act 1966 ”.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C8The text of Sch. 5 para. 5 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

6E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F54

7E+WIn section 66(2) the reference to amounts payable to authorities by virtue of section 64 of that Act shall include reference to amounts payable to them in respect of the needs element.

8E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F55

SCHEDULE 6E+W . . . F56