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PART III Decentralisation and Joint Working
SCHEDULES
Provisions Applying to Preserved Counties
Unitary Development Plans in Wales
Part I Minor and Consequential Amendments
2.In section 12 (preparation of unitary development plan), at the...
3.In sections 15 and 18 (adoption of unitary development plan...
4.After section 23 (joint unitary development plans), insert the following...
5.In section 26 (regulations and directions), after subsection (3) insert—...
6.After section 27 insert the following section— Meaning of “development...
7.For section 29 (application of Chapter II to non-metropolitan areas),...
Minor and Consequential Amendments: Planning
Part I The 1972 Act: National Parks and Countryside Functions
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13.After paragraph 35 (application of section 61 of National Parks...
14.In paragraph 37 (identification of local planning authority), after “in...
Highways, Road Traffic and Transport
2.(1) Section 6 of that Act (delegation etc. of functions...
3.In section 8(4) of that Act (restrictions on certain agreements...
4.In section 36(7) of that Act (highways maintainable at public...
5.In section 47(3) of that Act (procedure for applications with...
6.In section 67 of that Act (guard-rails in private streets),...
8.In section 79 of that Act (prevention of obstruction at...
9.In section 100 of that Act (drainage of highways), after...
10.In section 114 of that Act (provision of public conveniences),...
11.In section 116(3) of that Act (notice of application to...
14.In section 154 of that Act (overhanging and dangerous trees...
15.In section 166 of that Act (forecourt abutting on streets),...
17.In section 204(2) of that Act (advance payments code), at...
19.In section 210 of that Act (power to amend specification,...
20.In section 219 of that Act, (exceptions to application of...
21.In section 220 of that Act (determination of payments under...
25.After section 272(5) of that Act (advances for purposes of...
28.In Schedule 9 to that Act (improvement lines and building...
Part II Road Traffic and Transport
Water, Land Drainage and Coast Protection
The Residuary Body for Wales: Corff Gweddilliol Cymru
House of Commons and Northern Ireland Assembly disqualification
Application of other enactments
19.The Residuary Body shall be treated as a local authority...
20.The Residuary Body shall be treated as a local authority...
21.The Residuary Body shall be treated as a local authority...
22.The Residuary Body shall be treated as a housing authority...
23.The Residuary Body shall be treated as a local authority...
24.The Residuary Body shall be included among the authorities or...
25.The Residuary Body shall be included among the bodies specified...
26.The Residuary Body shall be treated as a local authority...
27.Paragraph 64A of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Increase) Act...
29.In section 33(9) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act...
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33.In section 19(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992...
Minor and Consequential Amendments of the 1972 Act
2.For section 22(4) (which makes provision with respect to the...
3.After section 25, insert— Title of chairman or vice-chairman of...
4.In section 30 (restriction on community applications during certain periods)—...
5.In section 31 (provisions supplementary to sections 27 to 29)—...
6.For section 37 (establishment of new authorities in Wales), substitute—...
7.(1) In section 54(1) (proposals for changes in local government...
8.(1) In section 55(1) (review of local government areas in...
10.(1) In section 57(2) (substantive changes in electoral arrangements)—
11.(1) In section 58(1) (Commission’s reports and their implementation), for...
12.In section 59 (directions about reviews)— (a) in subsection (1),...
13.(1) Section 60 (procedure for reviews) is amended as follows....
14.In section 61 (local inquiries), for “district” substitute (in both...
15.In section 67 (consequential and transitional provisions relating to Part...
16.In section 69 (variation and revocation of orders made under...
17.(1) In section 71(1) (modification of seaward boundaries), for “county”...
18.In section 72(2) (accretions from the sea), omit “or community”...
19.At the end of section 73 (alteration of local boundaries...
22.In section 78(2) (electoral arrangements), after “every” insert “ Welsh...
23.In section 83(1) (declaration of acceptance of offence) after “county”...
24.In section 91(1) (temporary appointment of members of community councils),...
25.In section 97 (removal or exclusion of disability, etc.)—
26.(1) Section 101 (arrangements for discharge of functions) is amended...
27.In section 103 (expenses of joint committees), in paragraph (a),...
28.In section 125 (compulsory acquisition of land on behalf of...
29.In section 134(2) (use of schoolrooms etc. in community), in...
30.In section 137 (power of local authorities to incur expenditure...
31.In section 140B (insurance of voluntary assistants of probation committees),...
32.In section 141 (research and collection of information), at the...
33.In section 146 (transfer of securities on alteration of area...
34.In section 150(3) (expenses of community meetings where there is...
35.In section 180(1) (local authorities and sanitary authorities for certain...
36.In section 181 (water and sewerage)— (a) in subsection (1),...
37.In section 187(3) (notices deterring public use of footpaths) after...
39.In section 191 (ordnance survey)— (a) in subsection (2), after...
40.In section 195 (social services)— (a) in subsection (2) after...
42.Omit section 207 (public libraries and museums in Wales).
43.In section 213(1) (local licence duties), omit “and Wales” and...
44.In section 214(1) (cemeteries and crematoria) after “councils of” insert...
45.(1) Section 215 (maintenance of closed churchyard) is amended as...
46.In section 225 (deposit of documents with proper officer of...
47.(1) Section 226 (custody of community documents) is amended as...
48.In section 227 (provision of depositories for community documents), in...
50.In section 236 (procedure etc. for byelaws), in subsection (9),...
51.In section 245 (status of communities)— (a) in subsections (6)...
52.(1) Section 246 (powers, privileges and rights in relation to...
53.In section 247 (transfer of armorial bearings from old to...
54.In section 248 (freemen and inhabitants of pre-1974 boroughs), at...
55.In section 249 (honorary aldermen and freemen), after subsection (6)...
56.In section 255(1) (transfer of officers), for “27, 28 or...
57.In section 270(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “new”, after...
58.In Schedule 4 (local government areas in Wales), omit Part...
59.In Schedule 8 (constitution and proceedings of the Welsh Commission),...
61.In Schedule 11 (rules to be observed in considering electoral...
62.In paragraph 35 (1) of Schedule 12 (minutes of proceedings...
63.In paragraph 28 of Schedule 14 (consent of highway authority...
64.In paragraph 55 of Schedule 16 (applications for certificates of...
65.(1) Schedule 26 (cemeteries and crematoria) is amended as follows....
66.In paragraph 20 of Schedule 29 (certificates under Schedule 3...
Other Consequential Amendments
The Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) Act 1958 (c. 49)
The Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (c. 62)
The Private Places of Entertainment (Licensing) Act 1967 (c. 19)
The Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (c. 57)
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (c. 46)
The Health Service Joint Consultative Committees (Access to Information) Act 1986 (c. 24)
The Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c. 27)
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)
The Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c. 28)
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