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Local Government Act 1986

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 37 Cited in Amendments 184 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1986 c. 10
Year1986
(1) A local authority shall not publishF18, or arrange for the publication of, any material which, in whole or in part, appears to be designed to affect public support for a political party.whether the material refers to a political party or to persons identified with a political party or promotes or opposes a point of view on a question of political controversy which is identifiable as the view of one political party and not of another;where the material is part of a campaign, the effect which the campaign appears to be designed to achieve.(3) A local authority shall not give financial or other assistance to a person for the publication of material which the authority are prohibited by this section from publishing themselves.in subsection (1) (power to make information available) after “other authorities” insert “mentioned in subsection (1B) below” and for “as to local government matters affecting the area” substitute “relating to the functions of the authority”;after that subsection insert—
  • “(1A) A local authority may arrange for the publication within their area of information as to the services available in the area provided by them or by other authorities mentioned in subsection (1B) below.
;A local authority may arrange for the publication within their area of information as to the services available in the area provided by them or by other authorities mentioned in subsection (1B) below.in subsection (2) (a) (power to publish certain information) for “on matters relating to local government” substitute “relating to the functions of the authority”.(2) After the subsection (1A) inserted by subsection (1) above, in section 142 of the 1972 Act insert—
  • “(1B) The other authorities referred to above are any other local authority, the Inner London Education Authority, a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985 and any authority, board or committee which discharges functions which would otherwise fall to be discharged by two or more local or other such authorities.
;and in section 88 of the 1973 Act insert—
  • (1B) The other authorities referred to above are any other local authority and any authority, board or committee which discharges functions which would otherwise fall to be discharged by two or more local authorities.
.The other authorities referred to above are any other local authority, the Inner London Education Authority, a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985 and any authority, board or committee which discharges functions which would otherwise fall to be discharged by two or more local or other such authorities.The other authorities referred to above are any other local authority and any authority, board or committee which discharges functions which would otherwise fall to be discharged by two or more local authorities.(3) In section 137 of the for the purpose of promoting the economic development of the authority’s area where the publicity is incidental to other activities undertaken or to be undertaken by the authority for that purpose, orby way of assistance to a public body or voluntary organisation where the publicity is incidental to the main purpose for which the assistance is given;In subsection (2C) above—
  • “publicity” means any communication, in whatever form, addressed to the public at large or to a section of the public; and
  • “voluntary organisation” means a body which is not a public body but whose activities are carried on otherwise than for profit.
A local authority may incur expenditure under subsection (1) above on publicity only by way of assistance to a public body or voluntary organisation where the publicity is incidental to the main purpose for which the assistance is given; but the following provisions of this section apply to expenditure incurred by a local authority under section 88 below on information as to the services provided by them under this section, or otherwise relating to their functions under this section, as they apply to expenditure incurred under this section.In subsection (2C) above—
  • “publicity” means any communication, in whatever form, addressed to the public at large or to a section of the public; and
  • “voluntary organisation” means a body which is not a public body but whose activities are carried on otherwise than for profit.
(1) The Secretary of State may issue one or more codes of recommended practice as regards the content, style, distribution and cost of local authority publicity, and such other related matters as he thinks appropriate, F5; and local authorities shall have regard to the provisions of any such code in coming to any decision on publicity.(2) Codes may deal with different kinds of publicity or different kinds of local authority or the same kind of local authority in different circumstances or different areas.(3) The Secretary of State may revise or withdraw a code issued under this section.(4) The Secretary of State shall before issuing, revising or withdrawing a code consult such associations of local authorities as appear to him to be concerned and any local authority with whom consultation appears to him to be desirable.(5) A code shall not be issued unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.he shall not make the revision until after the expiration of the period of 40 days beginning with the day on which the draft is laid (or, if copies are laid before each House of Parliament on different days, with the later of those days) , andif within that period either House resolves that the alterations be withdrawn, he shall

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