Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976

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Jurisdiction	UK Non-devolved
Citation	1976 c. 57

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Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
Part I: General

Highways

1–6: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7: Control of road-side sales.

Housing

8: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Heating etc

11: Production and supply of heat etc. by local authorities.
12: Provisions supplementary to s. 11.

Land

13: Compulsory acquisition by local authorities of rights over land.
14: Injurious affection connected with certain land held by local authorities and acquired by agreement before 1st April 1974.
15: Power of local authorities to survey land which they propose to acquire compulsorily.
16: Power of local authorities to obtain particulars of persons interested in land.

Bathing and boating

17: Byelaws about bathing and boating.
18: Licensing of pleasure boats and boatmen.

Places of entertainment

19: Recreational facilities.
20: Provision of sanitary appliances at places of entertainment.
21: Appeal to county court against certain notices under s. 20.
22: Byelaws about fairs etc.

Dangerous trees and excavations

23: Power of local authorities to deal with dangerous trees.
24: Provisions supplementary to s. 23.
25: Power of certain councils with respect to dangerous excavations.
26: Provisions supplementary to s. 25.

Alterations of supplemental provisions of Public Health Acts

27: Alterations of supplemental provisions of Public Health Acts.

Financial provisions

28: Funds of local authorities etc.
29: Repayment of unclaimed compensation etc. paid into court.
30: Power to forgo repayment of advances of remuneration paid to deceased employees.
31: Indemnities for officers of local authorities appointed as receivers or administrators.

Miscellaneous

32: Power of local authorities to execute works outside their areas.
33: Restoration or continuation of supply of water, gas or electricity.
34: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35: Removal of obstructions from private sewers.
36: Power of local authorities to appoint times and charges for markets.
37: Control of parking on areas used for loading or unloading goods vehicles.
38: Use of spare capacity of computers of local authorities.
39: Protection of members and officers etc. of local authorities from personal liability.
40: Local authorities not affected by trusts attaching to certain securities issued by them.
41: Evidence of resolutions and minutes of proceedings etc.
42: Certain future local Acts etc. to be subject to the planning enactments etc. except as otherwise provided.
43: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Supplemental

44: Interpretation etc. of Part I.

Part II: Hackney carriages and private hire vehicles

45: Application of Part II.

46: Vehicle, drivers’ and operators’ licences.

47: Licensing of hackney carriages.

48: Licensing of private hire vehicles.

49: Transfer of hackney carriages and private hire vehicles.

50: Provisions as to proprietors.

51: Licensing of drivers of private hire vehicles.

52: Appeals in respect of drivers’ licences.: Any person aggrieved by—

53: Drivers’ licences for hackney carriages and private hire vehicles.

53A: Drivers' licences for persons subject to immigration control

54: Issue of drivers’ badges.

55: Licensing of operators of private hire vehicles.

55ZA: Operators' licences for persons subject to immigration control

55A: Sub-contracting by operators

55B: Sub-contracting by operators: criminal liability

56: Operators of private hire vehicles.

57: Power to require applicants to submit information.

58: Return of identification plate or disc on revocation or expiry of licence etc.

59: Qualifications for drivers of hackney carriages.

60: Suspension and revocation of vehicle licences.

61: Suspension and revocation of drivers’ licences.

62: Suspension and revocation of operators’ licences.

62A: Return of licences suspended or revoked on immigration grounds

63: Stands for hackney carriages.

64: Prohibition of other vehicles on hackney carriage stands.

65: Fixing of fares for hackney carriages.

66: Fares for long journeys.

67: Hackney carriages used for private hire.

68: Fitness of hackney carriages and private hire vehicles.
69: Prolongation of journeys.

70: Fees for vehicle and operators’ licences.

71: Taximeters.

72: Offences due to fault of other person etc.

73: Obstruction of authorised officers.

74: Saving for certain businesses.: Where any provision of this Part of this Act coming into operation on the relevant day requires the licensing of a person carrying on any business, or of any vehicle used by a person in connection with any business, it shall be lawful for any person who—

75: Saving for certain vehicles etc.

76: Penalties.
77: Appeals.

78: Application of provisions of Act of 1936.
79: Authentication of licences.
79A: Persons disqualified by reason of immigration status

79B: Immigration offences and immigration penalties

80: Interpretation of Part II.

Part III: Supplemental

81: Repeals.

82: Expenses etc.
83: Short title, commencement and extent.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 13(3).
Adaptation of enactments in connection with compulsory purchases of rights

Part I: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part II: ADAPTATION OF PART I OF THE ACT OF 1965

SCHEDULE 2 Section 81.
ENACTMENTS REPEALED

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976

1976 c.57

An Act to make amendments for England and Wales of provisions of the law which relates to local authorities or highways and is commonly amended by local Acts; to alter certain supplemental provisions of the enactments relating to public health; to provide for certain powers of local authorities to execute works to be exercisable outside their areas; to provide for certain future local enactments and orders to have effect subject to certain other enactments; to amend section 126 of the Housing Act 1974; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[15th November 1976]

Part I: General

Highways

1–6: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7: Control of road-side...

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