Greater Manchester Act 1981 CHAPTER ix LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE Greater Manchester Act 1981 CHAPTER ix ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I PRELIMINARY Section 1. Citation and .commencement. 2. Interpretation. 3. Appointed day. PART II EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES 4. Advances for land acquisition or building work. 5. Loans for management of land. 6. Grants for industrial purposes. 7. Further power to assist industry. 8. Guarantee of rents, etc., of industrial buildings. 9. Duration of Part TI. c. ix Greater Manchester Act 1981 PART III LANDS, OPEN SPACES AND MUNICIPAL PROPERTY Section 10. Disposal of lost and uncollected property. 11. Byelaws as to leisure centres. 12. Closure of parks. 13. Provision of parking places in parks, etc. 14. Provision of vehicles in parks, etc. 15. Contribution towards provision of recreational facilities. 16. As to certain parks and recreation grounds. PART IV HIGHWAYS 17. Highway amenities. 18. Regulation of placing things on footway. 19. Power to provide kiosks, etc. 20. Buildings under highways. 21. Recovery of street works charges where owner unknown. 22. Street numbers. 23. Interference with property of local authorities, etc. 24. Provision of trees and shrubs. 25. hnprovement lines. 26. Prohibition of parking of goods vehicles in residential streets. 27. Control of verges. 28. Temporary stoppage of footpaths and bridleways. 29. Vesting of former highway land. PART V PUBLIC HEALTH 30. Hairdressers and barbers. 31. Registration of hawkers of food and their premises. 32. Acupuncturists, tattooists, ear-piercers, electrolysists, etc. 33. Definition of" inhabitant" in Act of 1936. 34. Dust, etc., from building operations. 35. Carrying or storage of waste food. 36. Power to order alteration of chimneys. 37. Control of rats and mice. 38. Powers of entry for Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949. 39. Control of demolitions. 40. Protection of damaged buildings. 41. Securing unoccupied buildings. Greater Manchester Act 1981 C. ix Section 42. Control of stray dogs. 43. Repair of walls, etc., of yards. 44. Temporary repair of defective premises. 45. Extension of section 25 of Act of 1976. 46. Extension of summary power to remedy stopped-up drains. 47. Urgent repairs to water, gas and electricity apparatus. 48. Artificial lighting in habitable rooms, etc. 49. Trees impeding natural light to houses, shops and offices. 50. Weatherproofing of property. 51. Closure of insanitary food premises and stalls. 52. Application of certain enactments to vessels and floating structures. 53. Prohibition of interference with bird traps. 54. Dealers in second-hand goods. 55. Safety of ceilings in bingo halls. PART VI PUBLIC ORDER AND PUBLIC SAFETY 56. Notice of street processions. 57. Enforcement of byelaws. 58. Safety of stands. 59. Byelaws with regard to certain temporary structures. 60. Touting, hawking, photographing, etc. PART VII FIRE PRECAUTIONS 61. Parking places: safety requirements. 62. Firemen's switches for luminous tube signs. 63. Access for fire brigade. 64. Fire precautions in high buildings. 65. Fire precautions in large storage buildings. 66. Fire and safety precautions in public and other buildings. PART VIII STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE MATERIAL 67. Interpretation of Part VIII. 68. Stacks to which this Part applies. 69. Unlawful stacks. 70. Part VIII appeals. 71. Powers of entry for Part VIII. 72. Offences under Part VIII. 73. Transitional provisions for Part VIII. iv c. ix Greater Manchester Act 1981 PART IX ENTERTAINMENT CLUBS Section 74. Interpretation of Part IX. 75. Prohibition of unregistered entertainment clubs. 76. Offences in connection with entertainment clubs. 77. Application for registration. 78. Registration of entertainment clubs. 79. Part IX appeals. 80. Part IX powers of entry, inspection and examination. 81. Exemption of premises. PART X STREET TRADING 82. Application, designation of streets and interpretation of Part X. 83. Resolution to prohibit or control street trading. 84. Application for licence. 85. Contents of street trader's licence. 86. Duration, revocation and variation of licences. 87. Part X appeals. 88. Disqualification of young persons. 89. Employment of assistants. 90. Consultation with traders, organisations, etc. 91. Charge for street cleansing. 92. Offences under Part X. 93. Savings for Part X. PART XI FINANCE 94. Expenses of executing demolition orders, etc. 95. Insurance of certain voluntary assistants. 96. Gratuities to dependants of employees. PART XII AVIATION 97. Interpretation of Part XII. 98. Application of certain provisions of Act of 1949 to airport. 99. Existing byelaws. 100. Grants towards cost of insulating buildings. 101. Schemes for grants towards cost of insulating buildings. 102. Contributions by local authorities. Greater Manchester Act 1981 c. ix V Section 103. Orders for insulating new buildings. 104. Purchase of land for works for mitigation of aircraft noise. 105. Works for mitigation of aircraft noise. 106. Part XII powers of entry. PART XIII LICENSING OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS 107. Interpretation of Part XIII and repeal. 108. Licensing of entertainments. 109. Nature and duration of entertainment licences and conditions. 110. Offences under Part XIII. 111. Revocation of licences. 112. Part XIII appeals. 113. Part XIII powers of entry, inspection and examination. 114. Extension of general enactments. 115. Devolution of licence under this Part or Cinematograph Act 1909. PART XIV MARKETS AND SLAUGHTERHOUSES 116. Part III of Act of 1955 to apply to markets undertakings. 117. Power to compound for payment of tolls. 118. Power of district council to require information. 119. As to public meetings, etc. 120. Market byelaws. 121. Slaughterhouses of district councils. PART XV MANCHESTER PROVISIONS A. Street trading in Manchester 122. Interpretation of Head A of Part XV. 123. Designation of streets for purposes of street trading. 124. Licensing and registration of street traders. 125. Annual licences. 126. Temporary licences. 127. Limiting number of street traders. 128. Existing street traders in Manchester. 129. Registration. 130. Fees on licences and registration. vi c. ix Greater Manchester Act 1981 Section 131. Head A of Part XV appeals. 132. Charges to holders of annual licences. 133. Offences under Head A of Part XV. 134. Variation of central area. 135. Savings for pedlars, news-vendors, etc. B. Night cafés in Manchester 136. Interpretation of Head B of Part XV. 137. Prohibition of unregistered night cafés. 138. Offences in connection with night cafés. 139. Application for registration under Head B. 140. Registration of night cafés. 141. Head B of Part XV appeals. 142. Head B of Part XV powers of entry, inspection and examination. 143. Exemption of premises under Head B. 144. Late Night Refreshment Houses Act 1969. C. Miscellaneous 145. Smoke control in Manchester. 146. Cemeteries in Manchester. 147. Open spaces in Manchester. 148. Art galleries. 149. Manchester Central Art Gallery. 150. Guarantees for Manchester Ship Canal Company. 151. Saving for certain enactments relating to Manchester Ship Canal Company. 152. North-Western Museum of Science and Industry. PART XVI WIGAN PROVISIONS I 53. Haigh Hall Estate. 154. As to certain highways in Wigan. 155. Wigan Market Square and Mesnes Park. 156. Saving for Amberswood Common, Wigan. PART XVII OLDHAM AND ROCHDALE PROVISIONS 157. Thornham district burial rights. 1 58. Saving for Boarshaw Estate, Middleton. Greater Manchester Act 1981 c. ix vii PART XVIII BOLTON PROVISIONS Section 159. Municipal Golf Course, Lostock. 160. Smoke control in Bolton. 161. Saving for section 5 of Lever Park Act 1969. PART XIX MISCELLANEOUS 162. Restriction on use of armorial bearings. 163. Unauthorised activities on playing fields, etc. 164. Pedal cycles. 165. Prohibition of parking of goods vehicles in front gardens. 166. Hackney carriage fares. 167. Signs on vehicles. PART XX GENERAL 168. Disputes about compensation. 169. Local inquiries. 170. Saving for conduct of business or practice or use of premises. 171. Appeals to magistrates' court. 172. Appeals to Secretary of State. 173. Suspension of proceedings pending appeal. 174. Arbitration. 175. Restriction on right to prosecute. 176. Crown rights. 177. Liability of directors, etc. 178. Penalty for obstruction. 179. Defence of due diligence. 180. Application of general provisions of Act of 1936. 181. Saving for Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. 182. Saving for Fire Precautions Act 1971. 183. Repeals. SCHEDULES: Schedule 1—Parks and recreation grounds. Schedule 2—Section 29 of Public Health Act 1961 as having effect in accordance with section 39 (Control of demolitions) of this Act. Schedule 3—Enactments applied to certain vessels and floating structures. Schedule 4—Sections of Act of 1936 applied to this Act. Schedule 5—Enactments repealed. Schedule 6—Saving provisions. Greater Manchester Act 1981 c. ix ELIZABETH II 1981 CHAPTER ix An Act to re-enact with amendments and to extend certain local enactments in force within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester; to confer further powers on the Greater Manchester County Council, the Borough Council of Bolton, the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, the Council of the City of Manchester, the Oldham Borough Council, the Rochdale Borough Council, the Council of the City of Salford, the Metropolitan Borough Council of Stockport, the Tarneside Metropolitan Borough Council, the Trafford Borough Council and the Wigan Borough Council; to make further provision with regard to the environment, local government and