Part I Parish Meetings and Parish Councils

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Powers and Duties of Parish Councils and Parish Meetings

5C1†Parish council to appoint overseers.

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a

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C2b

references in any Act to the churchwardens and overseers shall, as respects any rural parish, except so far as those references relate to the affairs of the church, be construed as references to the overseers,

c

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6 Transfer of certain powers of vestry and other authorities to parish council. C3

1

Upon the parish council of a rural parish coming into office, there shall be transferred to that council:—

a

The powers, duties, and liabilities of the vestry of the parish except—

i

so far as relates to the affairs of the church or to ecclesiastical charities; and

ii

any power, duty, or liability transferred by this Act from the vestry to any other authority:

b

The powers, duties, and liabilities of the churchwardens of the parish, except so far as they relate to the affairs of the church or to charities, or are powers and duties of overseers . . . F5

c

The powers, duties, and liabilities of the overseers or of the churchwardens and overseers of the parish with respect to—

i

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ii

The provision of parish books . . . F7 or matters relating thereto; and

iii

The holding or management of parish property, not being property relating to affairs of the church or held for an ecclesiastical charity, and the holding or management of village greens, or of allotments, whether for recreation grounds or for gardens or otherwise for the benefit of the inhabitants or any of them;

d

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8 Additional powers of parish council. C4

C51

A parish council shall have the following additional powers, namely, power—

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d

. . . F14 sections one hundred and eighty-three to one hundred and eighty-six of the M1Public Health Act, 1875, shall apply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14 as if the parish council were a local authority within the meaning of those sections; and

e

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to acquire by agreement any right of way, whether within their parish or an adjoining parish, the acquisition of which is beneficial to the inhabitants of the parish or any part thereof; and

h

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i

to execute any works (including works of maintenance or improvement) incidental to or consequential on the exercise of any of the foregoing powers, or in relation to any parish property, not being property relating to affairs of the church or held for an ecclesiastical charity; and

k

to contribute towards the expense of doing any of the things above mentioned, or to agree or combine with any other parish council to do or contribute towards the expense of doing any of the things above mentioned.

2

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F334

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10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F20

11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F21

13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F22

14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F23

15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F24

16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F25

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19 Provisions as to small parishes.

In a rural parish not having a separate parish council, the following provisions shall, . . . F27 subject to provisions made by a grouping order, if the parish is grouped with some other parish or parishes, have effect:—

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4

All powers, duties, and liabilities of the vestry shall, except so far as they relate to the affairs of the Church or to ecclesiastical charities, or are transferred by this Act to any other authority, be transferred to the parish meeting;

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19AF34Powers under other enactments

1

Nothing in this Part affects any powers, duties or liabilities conferred on a parish council by or under any other enactment (whenever passed or made).

2

This section does not apply in relation to community councils (see section 179(4) of the Local Government Act 1972).