Local Government Act 1972
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The Local Government Act 1972 is a major piece of UK legislation that reorganized local government structures in England and Wales, creating new administrative counties, districts, and boroughs.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| abolished |
administrative counties in England created by the Local Government Act 1888
ⓘ
county boroughs in England ⓘ county boroughs in Wales ⓘ municipal boroughs in England and Wales ⓘ rural districts in England and Wales ⓘ urban districts in England and Wales ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Local Government (Wales) Act 1994
ⓘ
Local Government Act 1985 ⓘ Local Government Act 1992 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
local authorities in England
ⓘ
local authorities in Wales ⓘ |
| citation | 1972 c. 70 ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Part I – Local government areas in England
ⓘ
Part II – Local government areas in Wales ⓘ Part IV – Elections and membership of local authorities ⓘ Part V – General provisions about local authorities ⓘ |
| containsSchedule |
Schedule 1 – New local government areas in England
ⓘ
Schedule 4 – New local government areas in Wales ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| created |
districts in Wales
ⓘ
metropolitan districts in England ⓘ new counties in Wales ⓘ new metropolitan counties in England ⓘ new non-metropolitan counties in England ⓘ non-metropolitan districts in England ⓘ |
| defines |
functions of county councils
ⓘ
functions of district councils ⓘ status of boroughs and cities under the new system ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1974-04-01 ⓘ |
| established |
two-tier system of counties and districts in Wales
ⓘ
two-tier system of counties and districts in most of England ⓘ |
| excludes | Greater London from its main reorganisation provisions ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Conservative government of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Conservative government of Edward Heath
|
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| providesFor |
charter trustees for preserving borough status
ⓘ
creation of parishes in England ⓘ |
| purpose | to reorganise local government in England and Wales ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Local Government Act 1888
ⓘ
Local Government Act 1894 ⓘ London Government Act 1963 ⓘ |
| reorganised |
local government structure in England
ⓘ
local government structure in Wales ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1972-10-26 ⓘ |
| shortName | LGA 1972 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | local government ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Reigate and Banstead