LGA 1972

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LGA 1972 is a major UK statute that reorganized local government structures in England and Wales, creating the modern system of counties, districts, and boroughs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
statute ⓘ
abolishes administrative counties in England and Wales ⓘ
county boroughs in England and Wales ⓘ
municipal boroughs ⓘ
rural districts ⓘ
urban districts ⓘ
affects community councils in Wales ⓘ
county councils in England ⓘ
district councils in England ⓘ
basisFor modern two-tier local government system in much of England ⓘ
post-1974 local government structure in Wales ⓘ
citation 1972 c. 70 ⓘ
commencement 1974-04-01 ⓘ
contains provisions on charter trustees ⓘ
provisions on councillors and officers ⓘ
provisions on local authority elections ⓘ
provisions on local authority finance ⓘ
schedules listing new counties and districts ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
creates London boroughs as principal local authorities ⓘ
Welsh counties ⓘ
Welsh districts ⓘ
metropolitan counties in England ⓘ
metropolitan districts in England ⓘ
non-metropolitan counties in England ⓘ
non-metropolitan districts in England ⓘ
defines functions of county councils ⓘ
functions of district councils ⓘ
status of parish councils ⓘ
fullName Local Government Act 1972 ⓘ
geographicScope England (excluding Greater London for most purposes) ⓘ
linked to: England and Wales
hasLongTitle An Act to make provision with respect to local government and the functions of local authorities in England and Wales; and for connected purposes. ⓘ
introducedBy Conservative government of Edward Heath ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
partOf local government reform in the United Kingdom ⓘ
purpose to reorganise local government in England and Wales ⓘ
relatedTo Local Government Act 1974 ⓘ
Local Government Act 1992 ⓘ
replaces Local Government Act 1933 in many respects ⓘ
royalAssentDate 1972-10-26 ⓘ
shortTitle Local Government Act 1972 ⓘ
typeOfReform structural reorganisation of local authorities ⓘ
yearEnacted 1972 ⓘ

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