Next Meeting
Date
7-Jun-2018
Time
7pm - onwards
Location
Sports Pavilion, Rookwood Road, West Wittering
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The Parish Council meets on the first Thursday of the month
The Agenda can be found here:
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Powers of a Parish Council
| Function | Powers & Duties | Statutory Provisions |
|---|---|---|
| Allotments | Duty to provide allotments. | Small Holding & Allotments Act 1908, ss. 23, 26, and 42 |
| Power to improve and adapt land for allotments, and to let grazing rights | ||
| Baths and washhouses | Power to provide public baths and washhouses | Public Health Act 1936, ss. 221, 222, 223 and 227 |
| Burial grounds, cemeteries and crematoria | Power to acquire and maintain | Open Spaces Act 1906, Ss 9 and 10; Local Government Act 1972, s. 214; Parish Councils and Burial Authorities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1970, s. 1 |
| Power to provide | Local Government Act 1972, s. 214(6) | |
| Power to agree to maintain monuments and memorials | ||
| Power to contribute towards expenses of cemeteries | ||
| Bus shelters | Power to provide and maintain shelters | Local Government (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 1953, s. 4 |
| Bye-laws | Power to make bye-laws in regard to pleasure grounds | Public Health Act 1875, s. 164 |
| Cycle parks | Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s.57(7) | |
| Baths and washhouses | Public Health Act 1936, s.223 | |
| Open spaces and burial grounds | Open Spaces Act 1906, s.15 | |
| Mortuaries and post-mortem rooms | Public Health Act 1936, s.198 | |
| Clocks | Power to provide public clocks | Parish Councils Act 1957, s.2 |
| Closed churchyards | Powers as to maintenance | Local Government Act 1972, s.215 |
| Common pastures | Powers in relation to providing common pasture | Smallholdings and Allotments Act 1908, s.34 |
| Conference facilities | Power to provide and encourage the use of facilities | Local Government Act 1972, s.144 |
| Community centres | Power to provide and equip buildings for use of clubs having athletic, social or recreational objectives | Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 s.19 |
| Crime prevention | Powers to install and maintain equipment and establish and maintain a scheme for detection or prevention of crime | Local Government and Rating Act 1997, s.31 |
| Power to contribute to police services e.g. PCSOs | Police Act 1996, s.92 | |
| Duty on Parish Councils to consider crime reduction in every policy and action | s17 Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (as amended) | |
| Drainage | Power to deal with ponds and ditches | Public Health Act 1936, s.260 |
| Dogs | Power to make a Dog Control Order | Cleaner Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 |
| Power to take enforcement action against those who commit an offence against a Dog Control Order | ||
| Entertainment and the arts | Provision of entertainment and support of the arts | Local Government Act 1972, s.145 |
| Flyposting and Graffiti | Power to take enforcement action against those that flypost or graffiti | Cleaner Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 |
| Gifts | Power to accept | Local Government Act 1972, s.139 |
| Highways | Power to maintain footpaths and bridle-ways | Highways Act 1980, ss.43,50 |
| Power to light roads and public places | Parish Councils Act 1957, s.3; | |
| Provision of litter bins | Highways Act 1980, s.301 | |
| Powers to provide parking places for bicycles and motor-cycles, and other vehicles | ||
| Power to enter into agreement as to dedication and widening | Litter Act 1983, ss.5,6 | |
| Power to provide roadside seats and shelters | Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, ss.57,63 | |
| Highways Act 1980, ss.30,72 | ||
| Consent of parish council required for ending maintenance of highway at public expense, or for stopping up or diversion of highway | Parish Councils Act 1957, s.1 | |
| Power to complain to highway authority as to unlawful stopping up or obstruction of highway or unlawful encroachment on roadside wastes | Highways Act 1980, ss.47,116 | |
| Power to provide traffic signs and other objects or devices warning of danger | Highways Act 1980, s.130 | |
| Power to plant trees and lay out grass verges etc. and to maintain them | Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s.72 | |
| Highways Act 1980, s.96 | ||
| Investments | Power to participate in schemes of collective investment | Trustee Investments Act 1961, s.11 |
| Land | Power to acquire by agreement, to appropriate, to dispose of | Local Government Act 1972, ss.124, 126, 127 |
| Power to accept gifts of land | Local Government Act 1972, s.139 | |
| Litter | Provision of receptacles | Litter Act 1983, ss.5,6 |
| Power to take enforcement action against those that litter | Cleaner Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 | |
| Lotteries | Powers to promote | Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976, s.7 |
| Mortuaries and post mortem rooms | Powers to provide mortuaries and post mortem rooms | Public Health Act 1936, s.198 |
| Open spaces | Power to acquire land and maintain | Public Health Act 1875, s.164 Open Spaces Act 1906, ss.9 and 10 |
| Parish documents | Powers to direct as to their custody | Local Government Act 1972, s.226 |
| Telecommunications facilities | Power to pay public telecommunications operators any loss sustained providing telecommunication facilities | Telecommunications Act 1984, s.97 |
| Public buildings and village hall | Power to provide buildings for public meetings and assemblies | Local Government Act 1972, s.133 |
| Public conveniences | Power to provide | Public Health Act 1936, s.87 |
| Sustainable communities | Able to be represented on a panel of representatives to be consulted on proposals that would contribute to sustainable communities | Sustainable Communities Act 2007 |
| Town and country planning | Right to be notified of planning applications | Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Sched.1, para. 8 |
| Tourism | Power to encourage visitors and provide conference and other facilities | Local Government Act 1972, s.144 |
| Traffic calming | Powers to contribute financially to traffic calming schemes | Highways Act 1980, s.274A |
| Transport | Powers in relation to car-sharing schemes, taxi fare concessions and information about transport | Local Government and Rating Act 1997, s.26, 28 and 29 |
| Powers to make grants for bus services | Transport Act 1985, s.106A | |
| War memorials | Power to maintain, repair, protect and alter war memorials | War Memorials (Local Authorities' Powers) Act 1923, s.1; as extended by Local Government Act 1948, s.133 |
| Water supply | Power to utilise well, spring or stream and to provide facilities for obtaining water from them | Public Health Act 1936, s.125 |
| Well-Being | Power to well-being of the area (for eligible councils) | s2 and 4 of the Local Government Act 2000 (as amended by Part 4 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) |
Next Meeting
Date
7-Jun-2018
Time
7pm - onwards
Location
Sports Pavilion, Rookwood Road, West Wittering
Info
The Parish Council meets on the first Thursday of the month
The Agenda can be found here:
News
VACANCY FOR PARISH COUNCILLOR
Are you interested in serving your local community and help to maintain local services and ameni Read More...