County of Lancashire Act 1984

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County of Lancashire Act 1984 C. XXI
ELIZABETH II
1984 CHAPTER xxi
An Act to re-enact with amendments and to extend
certain local statutory provisions in force within the
county of Lancashire; to confer further powers on
the Lancashire County Council and local authorities
in the county; to make further provision with respect
to the improvement, health and local government of
the county; and for other purposes. [31st July 1984]
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HEREAS
(1) The county of Lancashire (hereinafter referred to as "the
county") is a non-metropolitan county comprising the
following areas, described by reference to administrative areas
existing immediately before the passing of the Local
Government Act 1972:
The county boroughs of Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley
and Preston;
The administrative county of Lancaster, except the areas in
Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester and
Merseyside;
1972 c. 70.
2 c. xxi County of Lancashire Act 1984
In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding
the urban districts of Barnoldswick and Earby;
the rural district of Bowland;
in the rural district of Skipton, the parishes of
Bracewell, Brogden and Salterforth:
(2) Section 262 of the said Act of 1972 provides that, subject
to modifications and exceptions, local statutory provisions in
force in the area of any non-metropolitan counties shall
continue in force until the end of
1986,
and that such provisions
shall then cease to have effect:
(3) There are numerous local statutory provisions so applic-
able in the county and it is expedient that certain of those
provisions should be re-enacted with amendments, or otherwise
continued in force, and applied to the whole county or to parts
of the county, and that other such provisions should be
repealed:
(4) It is further expedient that new provision should be made
for the improvement, health and local government of the
county and to confer further powers on the Lancashire County
Council and local authorities within the county:
(5) It is expedient that the other provisions in this Act should
be enacted:
(6) The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the
authority of Parliament:
(7) In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act the
requirements of section 239 of
the
said Act of 1972 have been
observed:
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted,
and be it enacted, by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by
and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
PART
I
PRELIMINARY
1.—(1)
This Act may be cited as the County of Lancashire
Act 1984. J
(2) This Act shall come into operation at the expiration of a
penod of three months beginning with the day on which the Act
is passed.
Citation and
commence-
ment.
County of Lancashire Act 1984 c. xxi 3
2.—(1) In this Act unless the context otherwise requires: PART l
"the Act of 1936" means the Public Health Act 1936; interpretation.
"the Act of 1955" means the Food and Drugs Act 1955;
1936
c. 49.
"the Act of 1961" means the Public Health Act 1961; ^^fz 2).
"the Act of 1967" means the Road Traffic Regulation Act
1961
c. 64.'
1967;
1967 c. 76.
"the Act of
1971"
means the Town and Country Planning
Act 1971; 1971c. 78.
"the Act of 1972" means the Local Government Act 1972;
1972
c.
70.
"the Act of 1976" means the Local Government
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;
1976
c.
57.
"the Act of 1980" means the Highways Act 1980;
1980
c.
66.
"the appointed day" has the meaning given by section 3 of
this Act;
"bridleway" has the meaning given by section 329 of the
Act of 1980;
"building operations" has the meaning given by
section 168 (5) of the Act of 1980;
"the chief constable" means the chief constable for the
county and includes the deputy chief constable acting
by virtue of section 6 (1) of the Police Act 1964;
1964
c.
48.
"contravention" includes a failure to comply, and
"contravene" shall be construed accordingly;
"the county" means the county of Lancashire;
"the county council" means the council of the county;
"daily fine" means a fine for each day or part of a day on
which an offence is continued after conviction
thereof;
"district" means a district in the county;
"district council" means the council of a district;
"the fire authority" has the meaning given by the Fire
Services Act 1947;
1947
c. 41.
"food" has the meaning given by section 135 of the Act of
1955;
"footpath" has the meaning given by section 329 of the
Act of 1980;
"functions" includes powers and duties;
"industry" and "industrial" have the same meanings as in
the Industry Act 1975:
1975
c 68.
"local authority" means the county council or a district
council;
"maritime district" has the meaning given by
section 49 (1) of the Coast Protection Act 1949;
1949
c.
74.

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