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Allotments |
Duty to provide allotments. |
Small Holding & Allotments Act 1908, ss. 23, 26, and 42 |
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Power to improve and adapt land for allotments, and to let grazing rights |
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Baths and washhouses |
Power to provide public baths and washhouses |
Public Health Act 1936, ss. 221, 222, 223 and 227 |
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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 |
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Power to provide |
Local Government Act 1972, s. 214(6) |
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Power to agree to maintain monuments and memorials |
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Power to contribute towards expenses of cemeteries |
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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 |
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Cycle parks |
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s.57(7) |
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Baths and washhouses |
Public Health Act 1936, s.223 |
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Open spaces and burial grounds |
Open Spaces Act 1906, s.15 |
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Mortuaries and post-mortem rooms |
Public Health Act 1936, s.198 |
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Clocks |
Power to provide public clocks |
Parish Councils Act 1957, s.2 |
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Closed churchyards |
Powers as to maintenance |
Local Government Act 1972, s.215 |
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Common pastures |
Powers in relation to providing common pasture |
Smallholdings and Allotments Act 1908, s.34 |
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Conference facilities |
Power to provide and encourage the use of facilities |
Local Government Act 1972, s.144 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Power to contribute to police services e.g. PCSOs |
Police Act 1996, s.92 |
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Duty on Parish Councils to consider crime reduction in every policy and action |
s17 Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (as amended) |
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Drainage |
Power to deal with ponds and ditches |
Public Health Act 1936, s.260 |
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Dogs |
Power to make a Dog Control Order |
Cleaner Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 |
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Power to take enforcement action against those who commit an offence against a Dog Control Order |
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Entertainment and the arts |
Provision of entertainment and support of the arts |
Local Government Act 1972, s.145 |
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Flyposting and Graffiti |
Power to take enforcement action against those that flypost or graffiti |
Cleaner Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 |
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Gifts |
Power to accept |
Local Government Act 1972, s.139 |
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Highways |
Power to maintain footpaths and bridle-ways |
Highways Act 1980, ss.43,50 |
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Power to light roads and public places |
Parish Councils Act 1957, s.3; |
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Provision of litter bins |
Highways Act 1980, s.301 |
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Powers to provide parking places for bicycles and motor-cycles, and other vehicles |
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Power to enter into agreement as to dedication and widening |
Litter Act 1983, ss.5,6 |
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Power to provide roadside seats and shelters |
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, ss.57,63 |
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Highways Act 1980, ss.30,72 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Power to provide traffic signs and other objects or devices warning of danger |
Highways Act 1980, s.130 |
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Power to plant trees and lay out grass verges etc. and to maintain them |
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s.72 |
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Highways Act 1980, s.96 |
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Investments |
Power to participate in schemes of collective investment |
Trustee Investments Act 1961, s.11 |
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Land |
Power to acquire by agreement, to appropriate, to dispose of |
Local Government Act 1972, ss.124, 126, 127 |
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Power to accept gifts of land |
Local Government Act 1972, s.139 |
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Litter |
Provision of receptacles |
Litter Act 1983, ss.5,6 |
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Power to take enforcement action against those that litter |
Cleaner Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 |
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Lotteries |
Powers to promote |
Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976, s.7 |
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Mortuaries and post mortem rooms |
Powers to provide mortuaries and post mortem rooms |
Public Health Act 1936, s.198 |
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Open spaces |
Power to acquire land and maintain |
Public Health Act 1875, s.164 Open Spaces Act 1906, ss.9 and 10 |
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Parish documents |
Powers to direct as to their custody |
Local Government Act 1972, s.226 |
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Telecommunications facilities |
Power to pay public telecommunications operators any loss sustained providing telecommunication facilities |
Telecommunications Act 1984, s.97 |
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Public buildings and village hall |
Power to provide buildings for public meetings and assemblies |
Local Government Act 1972, s.133 |
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Public conveniences |
Power to provide |
Public Health Act 1936, s.87 |
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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 |
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Town and country planning |
Right to be notified of planning applications |
Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Sched.1, para. 8 |
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Tourism |
Power to encourage visitors and provide conference and other facilities |
Local Government Act 1972, s.144 |
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Traffic calming |
Powers to contribute financially to traffic calming schemes |
Highways Act 1980, s.274A |
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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 |
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Powers to make grants for bus services |
Transport Act 1985, s.106A |
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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 |
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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) |