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Local Government Act 1948 (c. 26)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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Local Government Act 1948

1948 CHAPTER 26 11_and_12_Geo_6

Contents

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  1. Part I

    1. 1—16... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    1. 17.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 18—20... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 21, 22... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 23.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 25.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 26—32... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    Valuation and Rating Procedure

    1. 33, 34... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 35—38... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 39—48... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 49.

    5. 50—53... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 54.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 55.

    8. 56.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 57.

    10. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    11. 59.

    12. 60, 61.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    13. Miscellaneous

      1. 62. Appeals as to water rates

      2. 63, 64... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 65.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 66, 67... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 68.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 69, 70... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 71.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 72.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      9. 73. Extent of Part III

  4. Part IV

    1. 74—82... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 83, 84... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part V

    Rating of Transport and Electricity Authorities

    1. 85. General

    2. Railways and Canals; rating provisions

      1. 86.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 87. Railway or canal hereditaments partly used for other purposes

      3. 88.

      4. 89. Commencement of provisions as to railway or canal hereditaments and transitional provisions

      5. 90.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 91.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 92.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Payments by British Transport Commission for benefit of local authorities

      1. 93.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 94. Adjustments of British Transport Commission’s payments for changes in the average rates

      3. 95.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 96.

      5. 97.

      6. 98.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 99.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. General provision as to payments for benefit of local authorities

      1. 100. Provisions as to making and division of payments for benefit of local authorities

      2. 101.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 102. Treatment of payments for benefit of local authorities

      4. 103.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Miscellaneous

      1. 104.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 105.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 106.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 107.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 108.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 109.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 110.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. Part VI

    1. 111—119... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  7. Part VII

    Miscellaneous

    1. 120.

    2. 121.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 122.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 123.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 124.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 125.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 126.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 127.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 128.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    10. 129—132... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    11. 133. War memorials

    12. 134, 135... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    13. 136.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    14. 137.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    15. 138.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    16. 139.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  8. Part VIII

    General

    1. 140. Compensation to officers

    2. 141.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 142. Provisions as to statutory instruments under this Act

    4. 143.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 144. Interpretation

    6. 145. Application to Scotland

    7. 146. Application to Isles of Scilly

    8. 147.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 148. Short title and extent

  9. FIRST SCHEDULE

  10. SECOND SCHEDULE

An Act to amend the law relating to Exchequer grants to local authorities and other bodies and grants by local authorities to other local authorities or other bodies, and the law relating to rating, valuation for rating and precepts to rating authorities; to provide for payments for the benefit of local authorities by the British Transport Commission, the British Electricity Authority and the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board; to amend the Railway Freight Rebates Enactments, 1929 to 1943, section two hundred and eleven of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947, the law relating to the payment of expenses and other allowances to members of local authorities and other bodies and the law relating to the manner in which certain securities of local authorities and other bodies may be transferred; to extend the powers of local authorities in certain respects; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

[24th March 1948]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act explained by National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 16, SIF 78), s. 20

C2Act modified by Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (c. 47, SIF 77:2), ss. 1(6), 43, 45(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(4), Sch. 4 para. 3(1)

C3Act modified by Dockyard Services Act 1986 (c. 52, SIF 58), s. 3(1)(c)

C4Act modified by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 103:2), ss. 4(1), 26(1)

C5Act applied by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 103:2), ss. 5(7), 26(1)

C6Act applied (S.) (1.4.1993) by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 111(9) (with s. 118(1)(2)(4)); S.I. 1993/575, art. 2(a)

C7Act applied (S.) (1.4.1992) by Valuation and Rating (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 60), s. 22(3) (as substituted by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 117(1), Sch. 13, para. 10 (with s. 118(1)(2)(4))); S.I. 1992/818, art. 2(a).

Commencement Information

I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent by s. 147(2), (3), (4) and (5) (now repealed)