Part IE+W Grants

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

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

Specific grantsE+W

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

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

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

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

[F711 Grants for certain expenditure due to ethnic minority 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 persons belonging to ethnic minorities whose language or customs differ from those of the rest of the community, grants of such amounts as he may with the consent of the Treasury determine on account of expenditure of such description (being expenditure in respect of the employment of staff) as he may so determine.

(2)This section shall apply to [F8the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority][F9a police authority established under [F10section 3 of the Police Act 1996][F11, the Metropolitan Police Authority]and] a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985 as it applies to a local authority.]

12, 13.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12E+W

14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13E+W

15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14E+W

Part IIE+W

16—26.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F15E+W

Part IIIE+W

27—34.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F16E+W

Part IVE+W Miscellaneous and General

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

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F17

(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). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18

36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F19E+W

37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F20E+W

38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F21E+W

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, . . . F22

40 Orders, regulations and rules.E+W

(1)Any power conferred on a Minister by this Act to make an order, . . . F23 shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

(2)An order under any provision of this Act, . . . F23, may be revoked or varied by a subsequent order under that provision.

(3)Any statutory instrument containing . . . F23 an order under section . . . F24, . . . F23, 35 . . . F25 of this Act shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

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—

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F26

• “the Common Council” means the Common Council of the City of London;

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F26

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F26

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F26

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F26

• “local authority” means the council of a county, . . . F27 or county district, . . . F28 the council of a London borough [F29or county borough], the Common Council or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

• “the Minister” means the Minister of Housing and Local Government;

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F30

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F30

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F30

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F30

• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F30

(2)(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F31

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

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.

F3243†Consequential amendments and repeals.E+W

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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 . . . F33

SCHEDULE 2E+W . . . F34

Section 35.

SCHEDULE 3 E+W Licences etc.

Part IE+W Enactments ceasing to have effect . . . F35

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

SCHEDULE 4E+W . . . F56

Section 43.

F57SCHEDULE 5E+W Consequential Amendments

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SCHEDULE 6E+W . . . F58