|
Function
|
Powers & Duties
|
Statutory
Provisions |
| 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, wash-houses and bathing places
|
Public
Health Act 1936, Ss 221, 222, 223 and 227. Local Government
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, s19
|
Burial
grounds, cemeteries and crematoria; private graves
|
Power to provide and maintain
|
Local Government
Act 1972, s214; Parish Councils & Burial Authorities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1970,
s1; Cremation Acts 1902-1952.
|
|
Bus
Shelters *
|
Power
to provide and maintain shelters
|
Local
Government (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 1953, s.4; Parish Councils
Act 1957, s.1
|
|
Bye
Laws
|
Power to make
bye-laws in regard to pleasure grounds
|
Public Health
Act 1875, s. 164; Act Amendment Act 1890, s.45; Local Government Act
1894, s.8
|
| Cycle Parks |
Road Traffic
Regulation Act 1984, s.57(7) |
| Baths and
Washhouses |
Public Health
Act 1936, s.223 |
| Open spaces and
burial grounds |
Open Spaces Act
1906, s.15 |
| Mortuaries and
post-mortem rooms |
Public Health
Act 1936, s.198 |
|
Charities
|
Duty
to receive accounts of parochial charities
|
Charities
Act 1960, s.32, (repealed by Charities |Act 1993, see s.46 (2) of
that Act
|
| Right
to appoint trustees of parochial charity |
Charities
Act 1993, s.79 |
| Power
to accept transfer of charitable property |
Charities
Act 1993, s.79 |
|
Clocks
|
Power
to provide maintain and light public clocks
|
Parish
Councils Act 1957, s.2
|
|
Closed
Churchyards
|
Powers
to maintain
|
Local
Government Act 1972, s.215
|
|
Commons
and common pastures
|
Powers
in relation to inclosure and management
|
Inclosure
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
centre's and village halls
|
Power
to provide and equip buildings for use of clubs having athletic,
social or educational objectives
|
Local
Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 s.19
|
| Community
Transport |
Power
to establish and support car-sharing schemes
Power to pay
grants for a bus service for the elderly and disabled etc
Power to grant
taxi fare concessions for the disabled etc
Power to
investigate transport needs and publicise transport services |
Local
Government & Rating Act 1997, s.26
LGRA
1997, s.27
LGRA
1997, s.28
LGRA
1997, s29 |
|
Crime
prevention
|
Powers
to support local crime protection efforts
|
Local
Government and Rating Act 1997, s.31
|
Ditches
and drains
|
Power
to deal with ponds and ditches
|
Public
Health Act 1936, s.259 & s.260
|
Entertainment
and the arts
|
Provision
of entertainments, theatres, dance halls etc, and development of the arts
|
Local
Government Act 1972, s.145
|
|
Gifts
|
Power
to accept
|
Local
Government Act 1972, s.139
|
|
Highways
|
Dedication, repair
and maintenance of footpaths
|
Highways Act
1980, ss.30,43,50
|
| Power
to erect flagpole |
Highways
Act 1980 s.144 |
| Power to light
footways,
roads and public places |
Parish Councils
Act 1957, s.3;
Highways Act 1980, s.301 |
| Provision of
litter bins |
Litter Act 1983,
ss.5,6 |
| Power to provide
parking places for bicycles, motorcycles and other vehicles |
Road Traffic
Regulation Act 1984, ss.57-60 |
| Power to
widen highway |
Highways Act
1980, ss.30,72 |
| Power
to provide traffic signs and warning notices |
Road
Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s.72 |
| Power to provide
roadside seats and shelters, and bus shelters |
Local
Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953, s.4; Parish Councils
Act 1957, s.1 |
| Consent of
parish council required for stopping-up or diversion of highway |
Highways Act
1980, ss.47,116 |
| Power to
compel highway authority to take action to protect rights of way and
roadside wastes from obstruction or encroachment |
Highways Act
1980, s.130
|
| Power to plant
trees etc. and to maintain roadside verges |
Highways Act
1980, s.96 |
| Power to
require highway authority to signpost bridleways and footpaths |
Countryside
Act 1968, s.27 |
| Right
to object to public path order, reclassification or modification |
Highways
Act 1980, ss.118 & 119 and Sched. 6; Wildlife & Countryside
Act 1981, ss.53 and 54 and Sced 15. |
|
Investments
|
Power to
participate in schemes of collective investment
|
Trustee
Investments Act 1961, s.11
|
|
Land
|
Acquisition |
Local Government
Act 1972, ss.124- 127
|
| Rights
of way, over land |
Local
Government Act (other than highways) 1894, s.8(1)(g) |
|
Litter
|
Power
to provide receptacles
|
Litter
Act 1983, ss.5,6
|
|
Lotteries
|
Powers
to promote
|
Lotteries
and Amusements Act 1976, s.7; National Lottery etc Act 1993
|
|
Mortuaries
and post mortem rooms
|
Powers
to provide mortuaries and post mortem rooms
|
Public
Health Act 1936, s.198
|
|
Museums
|
Power
to contribute
|
Local
Government Act 1972, s.145(1)(d)
|
|
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
Power to provide
gymnasiums, playing fields, holiday camps
Provision of
boating pools
|
Public Health
Act 1875, s.164
Local Government Act 1972, Sched.14 para.27
Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1890 s.44
Open Spaces Act 1906, ss.9 and 10
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, s.19
Public Health
Act 1961, s.54
|
|
Seats and Shelters |
Power to provide roadside seats and shelters |
PCA 1957 s.1 |
| |
|
|
| Town
and Country Planning |
Right
to be notified of planning applications |
Town
and Country Planning Act 1990, Sched.1, para.8 |
|
Tourism
|
Power
to contribute to organisations encouraging
|
Local
Government Act 1972, s.144
|
|
Traffic
Calming
|
Powers
to contribute financially to traffic calming schemes
|
Local
Government and Rating Act 1997, s.26
|
|
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 therefrom
|
Public
Health Act 1936, s.125
|
