| Allotments |
Powers to provide allotments. Duty to provide allotment gardens if demanded unsatisfied |
Small Holding & Allotments Act 1908, ss. 23, 26, and 42 |
| Baths and Washhouses |
Power to provide public baths and washhouses |
Public Health At 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 |
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Power to provide |
Government Act 1972, s. 214; Parish Councils and Burial Authorities |
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Power to agree to maintain monuments and memorials |
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1970, s. 1 |
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Power to contribute towards expenses of cemeteries |
Local Government Act 1972, s. 215(6) |
| 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 |
| Charities |
Duty to receive accounts of parochial charities |
Charities Act 1960, s.32 |
| Clocks |
Power to provide public clocks |
Parish Councils Act 1957, s.2 |
| Closed Churchyards |
Powers as to maintenance |
Local Government Act 1972, s.215 |
| Commons and common pastures |
Powers in relation to enclosure, as to regulation and management, and as to providing common pasture |
Enclosure Act 1845;Local Government Act 1894, s.8(4); 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 educational objectives |
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 s.19 |
| Crime prevention |
Powers to spend money on various crime prevention measures |
Local Government and Rating Act 1997, s.31 |
| Drainage |
Power to deal with ponds and ditches |
Public Health Act 1936, s.260 |
| Education |
Right to appoint school governors |
Education (No.2) Act 1986, s.4 |
| Entertainment and the arts |
Provision of entertainment and support of the arts |
Local Government Act 1972, s.145 |
| Gifts |
Power to accept |
Local Government Act 1972, s.139 |
| Highways |
Power to repair and maintain public 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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Power to provide parking places for vehicles, bicycles and motor-cycles |
Litter Act 1983, ss.5,6 |
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Power to enter into agreement as to dedication and widening |
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, ss.57,63 |
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Power to provide roadside seats and shelters, and omnibus shelters |
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
Highways Act 1980, ss.47,116 |
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Power to complain to district council as to protection of rights of way and roadside wastes |
Highways Act 1980, s.130 |
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Power to provide traffic signs and other notices |
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s.72 |
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Power to plant trees etc. and to maintain roadside verges |
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 |
Power to accept gifts of land Local Government Act 1972, ss.124, 126, 127 |
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Power to accept gifts of land |
Local government Act 1972, s.139 |
| Litter |
Provision of receptacles |
Litter Act 1983, ss.5,6 |
| 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 |
| Nuisances |
Power to deal with offensive ditches |
Public Health Act 1936, s.260 |
| Open spaces |
Power to acquire land and maintain |
Public health Act 1875, s.164
Open Spaces Act 1906, ss.9 and 10 |
| Parish Property and documents |
Powers to direct as to their custody |
Local Government Act 1972, s.226 |
| Postal and telecommunications facilities |
Power to pay the Post Office, British Telecommunications or any other public telecommunications operator any loss sustained providing post or telegraph office or telecommunication facilities |
Post Office Act 1953, s.51;Telecommunications Act 1984, s.97 |
| Public buildings and village hall |
Power to provide buildings for offices and for public meetings and assemblies |
Local Government Act 1972, s.133 |
| Public Conveniences |
Power to provide |
Public Health Act 1936, s.87 |
| Recreation |
Power to acquire land for or to provide recreation grounds, public walks, pleasure grounds and open spaces and to manage and control them |
Public Health Act 1875, s.164
Local Government Act 1972, Sched.14 para.27
Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1890 s.44 |
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Power to provide gymnasiums, playing fields, holiday camps |
Open Spaces Act 1906, ss.9 and 10 |
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Provision of boating pools |
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, s.19
Public Health Act 1961, s.54 |
Town and Country Planning
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Right to be notified of planning applications |
Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Sched.1, para.8 |
| Tourism |
Power to contribute to organisiations encouraging |
Local Government
Act 1972, s.144 |
| Traffic Calming |
Powers to contribute financially to traffic calming schemes |
Local Government and Rating Act 1997, s.30 |
| Transport |
Powers to spend money on community transport schemes |
Local Government and Rating Act 1997, s.26-29 |
| War memorials |
Power to maintain, repairs, protect and adapt 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 there from |
Public Health Act 1936, s.125 |