Local Government Act 1974 Page 1 Local Government Act 1974 1974 CHAPTER 7 Thomson Reuters (Legal) Limited. UK Statutes Crown Copyright. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of Her Majesty©s Stationery Of®ce. 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, borrowing and lending by local authorities and the classi®cation of highways; to extend the powers of the Countryside Commission to give ®nancial assistance; to provide for the establishment of Commissions for the investigation of administrative action taken by or on behalf of local and other authorities; to restrict certain grants under the Transport Act 1968; to provide for the removal or relaxation of certain statutory controls affecting local government activities; to make provision in relation to the collection of sums by local authorities on behalf of water authorities; to amend section 259(3) of the Local Government Act 1972 and to make certain minor amendments of or consequential on that Act; and for connected purposes. [8th February 1974] Extent Preamble: England, Wales PART I GRANTS Rate support grants R Repealed 1.Ð [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 c. 14 Sch.1(10)(2) para.1 (July 22, 2004) Repealed 2.Ð [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 c. 14 Sch.1(10)(2) para.1 (July 22, 2004) Local Government Act 1974 Page 2 Repealed 3.Ð [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 c. 14 Sch.1(10)(2) para.1 (July 22, 2004) Repealed 4.Ð [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 c. 14 Sch.1(10)(2) para.1 (July 22, 2004) Repealed 5.Ð [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 c. 14 Sch.1(10)(2) para.1 (July 22, 2004) Grants for particular purposes Law In Force 6.Ð Supplementary grants for transport purposes. (1) [¼]1 (2) [¼]1 (3) [¼]1 (4) [¼]1 [ (4A) The proportion of the aggregate amount of supplementary grants for transport purposes payableR for any year to a county council in Wales shall be determined, by such method as may be prescribed for the purposes of this section, by reference to the accepted estimated expenditure of the council for the year in connection with transport matters. ] 2 [ (5) [¼]1 (5A) For the purposes of subsection (4) and (4A) above:Ð (a) The Secretary of State may treat the estimated expenditure of a district council in connection with transport matters as forming part of the estimated expenditure in connection with those matters of the council of the county in which the district is situated; and (b) ªacceptedº in relation to the estimated expenditure of a council, means so much of their estimated expenditure as the Secretary of State may determine to be appropriate to be taken into account for the purposes of this section; and in making a determination under paragraph (b) above, in relation to the estimated expenditure of a council, the Secretary of State shall have regard to the progress which appears to him to have Local Government Act 1974 Page 3 been made by the council in formulating and implementing suitable policies to meet the needs of their area in connection with transport matters. ] 3 (6) [¼]1 (7) [¼]1 (8) In consequence of the introduction of supplementary grants for transport purposes and of the provisions of this Part of this Act relating to rate support grants, the provisions of Part II of Schedule I to this Act shall have effect with respect to certain grants under [¼]4 the Transport Act 1968. 5 6 Notes 1 Repealed by Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c.41), ss. 125, 149, Sch. 13 Pt. II 2 S. 6(4A) added by S.I. 1981/1770, art. 4(b) 3 S. 6(5)(5A) substituted for s. 6(5) by S.I. 1981/1770, art. 4(c) 4 Words repealed by Highways Act 1980 (c. 66), Sch. 25 5 Pt. 1 extended by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), s. 68(7); excluded by Highways Act 1980 (c. 66), s. 272(4) 6 S. 6 excluded by S.I. 1984/1863, arts. 4, 5, S.I. 1981/1770, art. 3 S. 6(1) amended by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), s. 51 Commencement Pt I s. 6: February 8, 1974 (1974 c. 7 Pt IV s. 43(2)) Extent Pt I s. 6(1)-(8): England, Wales Repealed 7.Ð [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by Environment Act 1995 c. 25 Sch.24 para.1 (April 1, 1997 as SI 1996/2560) R Law In Force 8.Ð Speci®c grants for purposes not covered by rate support grants. (1) [¼]1 (2) [¼]2 (3) [¼]2 (4) [¼]3 (5) The provisions of Part III of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the termination of certain grants for speci®c purposes, other than highways and public transport. 4 5 Local Government Act 1974 Page 4 Notes 1 Repealed by Social Security and Housing Bene®ts Act 1982 (c.24), s. 48(6), Sch. 5 2 Repealed by Education Reform Act 1988 (c.40), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237(2), Sch. 13 Pt. II 3 Repealed by Social Security and Housing Bene®ts Act 1982 (c.24), Sch. 5 4 Pt. 1 extended by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), s. 68(7); excluded by Highways Act 1980 (c. 66), s. 272(4) 5 S. 8 excluded by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), s. 54(1)(2) Commencement Pt I s. 8: February 8, 1974 (1974 c. 7 Pt IV s. 43(2)) Extent Pt I s. 8(1)-(5): England, Wales Law In Force [ 9 Grants and loans by the Countryside Council for Wales (1) In accordance with arrangements approved by the National Assembly for Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales may give ®nancial assistance by way of grant or loan, or partly in the one way and partly in the other, to any person in respect of expenditure incurred by him in doing anything which, in the opinion of the Council, is conducive to the attainment of any of the purposes of± (a) the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, (b) the Countryside Act 1968, or (c) the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. (2) On making a grant or loan under this section the Countryside Council for Wales may impose such conditions as they think ®t including (in the case of a grant) conditions for repayment in speci®ed circumstances. (3) The exercise of the power of the Countryside Council for Wales under this section is subject to any directions given to the Council by the National Assembly for Wales. ] 1 Notes 1 Substituted by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 c. 16 Sch.11(1) para.59 (October 1, 2006) Commencement Pt I s. 9: February 8, 1974 (1974 c. 7 Pt IV s. 43(2)) Extent Pt I s. 9(1)-(4): England, Wales Local Government Act 1974 Page 5 Supplementary Law In Force 10.Ð Supplementary provisions for Part I. (1) The following bodies are local authorities for the purposes of this Part of this Act, namely,Ð (a) the council of a county, (b) the Greater London Council, (c) the council of a district, (d) the council of a London borough, (e) the Common Council of the City of London, and (f) the Council of the Isles of Scilly [ . ] 1 [¼]1 (2) In this Part of this ActÐ [¼]1 ªyearº means a period of twelve months beginning with 1st April. (3)-(5) [¼]2 Notes 1 Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 c. 14 Sch.1(10)(2) para.1 (July 22, 2004) 2 Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 c. 14 Sch.1(10)(2) para.1 (July 22, 2004) Commencement Pt I s. 10: February 8, 1974 (1974 c. 7 Pt IV s. 43(2)) Extent Pt I s. 10(1)-(5): England, Wales PART II R RATING Repealed 11.Ð [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed and superseded by Social Security and Housing Bene®ts Act 1982 (c.24), s. 28(5), Sch. 5 Repealed 12.Ð [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed and superseded by Social Security and Housing Bene®ts Act 1982 (c.24), s. 28(5), Sch. 5 Local Government Act 1974 Page 6 Repealed 13.Ð [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed and superceded by Social Security and Housing Bene®ts Act 1982 (c.24), s. 28(5), Sch. 5 Repealed 14.Ð [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by Social Security and Housing Bene®ts Act 1982 (c.24), s. 28(5), Sch. 5 Repealed 15.Ð [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by S.I. 1990/776, art. 3, Sch. 1 Repealed 16. [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by S.I. 1990/776, art. 3, Sch. 1 Repealed 17. [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by S.I. 1990/776, art. 3, Sch. 1 R Repealed 18. [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by S.I. 1990/776, art. 3, Sch. 1 Repealed 19.Ð [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by S.I. 1990/776, art. 3, Sch. 1 Local Government Act 1974 Page 7 Repealed 20. [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by Rating (Disabled Persons) Act 1978 (c. 40), Sch. 2 Repealed 21.Ð [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by S.I. 1990/776, art. 3, Sch. 1 Repealed 22.Ð [¼]1 Notes 1 Repealed by S.I. 1990/776, art. 3, Sch.