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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

London Government Act 1963 (c.33)

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 It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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London Government Act 1963

1963 CHAPTER 33

Contents

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  1. Part I

    Local Government in and around Greater London

    1. 1. London boroughs

    2. 2. Greater London and the Greater London Council

    3. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 4. General provisions as to exercise in Greater London of existing local authority functions

    5. 5. Delegation of functions in Greater London

    6. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 8.

  2. Part II

    Road Traffic, Highways and Motor Vehicles

    1. 9. General duty of Greater London Council with respect to road traffic and abolition of London Traffic Area and Traffic Advisory Committee

    2. 10—13... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 14. Other road traffic functions in Greater London

    4. 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 16—18... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 20.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    Housing and Planning

    1. Housing

      1. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 22.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 23. Transfer of land held for housing purposes

      4. 24—29... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. Part IV

    Education and Youth Employment Service

    1. 30. Local education authorities

    2. 31.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 32.

    4. 33.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 34.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part V

    Sewerage and Trade Effluents

    1. 35, 36... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 37. Application of enactments relating to sewerage and sewage disposal

    3. 38, 39... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. Part VI

    Application of Public Health Acts and Related Acts

    1. 40. General application of Public Health Acts

    2. 41.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 42. Medical officers of health and public health inspectors for the City, etc

    4. 43. Modifications of London Building Acts

    5. 44. Cemeteries and crematoria

  7. Part VII

    Functions as to Health and Welfare Services and other matters

    1. 45.

    2. 46. Accommodation and welfare of disabled and old persons, etc

    3. 47. Children authorities

    4. 48. Fire authorities

    5. 49.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 50. Explosives and petroleum-spirit

    7. 51.

    8. 52.Licensing of theatres, public entertainments etc

    9. 53.

    10. 54. Food, drugs, markets and animals

    11. 55. Smallholdings, allotments, etc

    12. 56.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    13. 57.

    14. 58.

    15. 59. The Green Belt

    16. 60. Functions under National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949

    17. 61. Functions under Town Development Act 1952

    18. 62. Miscellaneous local authority functions

  8. Part VIII

    Rating and valuation and associated matters

    1. 63. Rating and valuation

    2. 64, 65... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 66.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 67.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 68. Financial provisions applicable to the Common Council

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

  9. Part IX

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. Common services

      1. 71, 72... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 73. Publicity for amenities of Greater London

    2. Miscellaneous

      1. 74.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 75. Compensation for injury to or death of officers

      3. 76. Adjustment to metropolitan police district

      4. 77.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 78.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 79.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 80.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 81. Charities in Greater London

    3. General

      1. 82.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 83. Other adaptations of enactments

      3. 84. Supplementary and transitional provision

      4. 85. Transfer and compensation of officers

      5. 86.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 87. Local Acts and instruments in and around Greater London

      7. 88. General provision as to inquiries

      8. 89. Interpretation

      9. 90. Orders, rules and regulations

      10. 91. Expenses

      11. 92.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      12. 93. Repeals and savings

      13. 94. Short title, commencement and extent

  10. SCHEDULE 1

    The London Boroughs

  11. SCHEDULE 2

    . .

  12. SCHEDULE 3

    Parliamentary and Local Government Elections in and around Greater London

  13. SCHEDULE 4

    . .

  14. SCHEDULE 5

    . .

  15. SCHEDULE 6

    . .

  16. SCHEDULE 7

    . .

  17. SCHEDULE 8

    . .

  18. SCHEDULE 9

    Modification and Re-enactment as from 1st April 1965 of Enactments Relating to Sewerage and Drainage

  19. SCHEDULE 10

    . .

  20. SCHEDULE 11

    Modification and Re-enactment as from 1st April 1965 of Provisions of Public Health Acts

  21. SCHEDULE 12

    Licensing of Public Entertainments in Greater London on and after 1st April 1965

  22. SCHEDULE 13

  23. SCHEDULE 14

    Functions as from 1st April 1965 with respect to Land Drainage, Flood Prevention, etc

  24. SCHEDULE 15

    Modifications as from 1st April 1965 of Rating and Valuation Enactments

  25. SCHEDULE 16

    . .

  26. SCHEDULE 17

    Miscellaneous Modifications of Enactments as from 1st April 1965

  27. SCHEDULE 18

    . .

An Act to make provision with respect to local government and the functions of local authorities in the metropolitan area; to assimilate certain provisions of the Local Government Act 1933 to provisions for corresponding purposes contained in the London Government Act 1939; to make an adjustment of the metropolitan police district; and for connected purposes.

[31st July 1963]F1

Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

F1Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act extended by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), s. 146(1)(b)

C2Functions of Minister of Transport now exercisable by Secretary of State: S.I. 1970/1681

C3Act amended by Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985 (c. 2, SIF 42), s. 4

C4Act amended by S.I. 1986/1081, reg. 51(6) and S.I. 1986/1091, reg. 51(6)

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