Local Government Act 1972 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Local Government Act 1972

This provision sets up local government areas and councils, including counties, districts, parishes, and community councils, and gives rules for elections, chairing, grouping, and naming.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
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Language
en
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About this statute

This provision sets up local government areas and councils, including counties, districts, parishes, and community councils, and gives rules for elections, chairing, grouping, and naming. This provision sets conditions and procedures for community grouping, adding a community to a group, dissolving a group, and separating a community, and gives the principal council, Welsh Ministers, and the Secretary of State specific powers and duties. This section defines certain notification orders and sets rules for when elected local officeholders may act, when offices become vacant, and how some local council meetings and records must be handled. This provision sets rules for public access to certain council documents, member rights to inspect documents, council registers and summaries, and exceptions for exempt information. The provision sets rules for local authority officers and members, including accounts, notice of interests, disqualification from some paid offices, and limits on accepting fees; it also gives local authorities and the Secretary of State several land, expenditure, and order-making powers.