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Title and introductory text
Local Government Act 1966
1966 c.42
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, the classification and lighting of highways and the powers of local authorities to place staff and facilities at the disposal of Ministers concerned with highways and to make payments offsetting the effect of the selective employment tax; to repeal or amend certain enactments relating to local licences and registrations; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
[13th December 1966]
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Propose a change11 Grants for certain expenditure due to ethnic minority population.
(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 a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, the London Fire Commissioner a police and crime commissioner, the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime , a joint authority established by Part 4 of the Local Government Act 1985, an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 and a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act as it applies to a local authority.
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Propose a change35 Amendment of certain enactments relating to licences.
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(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.
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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, . . .
Propose a change40 Orders, regulations and rules.
(1) Any power conferred on a Minister by this Act to make an order, . . . shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.
(2) An order under any provision of this Act, . . . , may be revoked or varied by a subsequent order under that provision.
(3) Any statutory instrument containing . . . an order under section . . . , . . . , 35 . . . of this Act shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Propose a change41 Interpretation.
(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—
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“the Common Council” means the Common Council of the City of London;
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“local authority” means the council of a county, . . . or county district, . . . the council of a London borough or county borough, the Common Council or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
“the Minister” means the Minister of Housing and Local Government;
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(4) References in this Act to any enactment are references to that enactment as amended by or under any subsequent enactment.
Propose a change42 Expenses.
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.
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(1) This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act 1966.
(2) This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Nothern Ireland.
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Section 35.
Part I Enactments ceasing to have effect . . .
Part II Variation of Fees for Licences, Registration etc.
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Section 43.
The Town and Country Planning Act 1959
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