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short title In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster system, Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title an ...

used for

legislation Legislation is the process or result of enrolling, enacting, or promulgating laws by a legislature, parliament, or analogous governing body. Before an item of legislation becomes law it may be known as a bill, and may be broadly referred ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

and the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

, relating to

local government Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...

. The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Local Government Bill during its passage through Parliament. Local Government Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to local government.

List

Australia

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

* Local Government Act 1906 (New South Wales) * Local Government Act 1919 (New South Wales) * Local Government Act 1993 (New South Wales)

Local government in NSW was first established by the ''Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 (NSW)'' which enabled the state governor to divide the state into shires and ridings. This was consolidated by the 1906 ''Act'', and further consolidated by the 1919 one, which also brought the

City of Sydney The City of Sydney is the Local government in Australia, local government area covering the Sydney central business district and surrounding inner city suburbs of the Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established by Act of Parliament ...

under its umbrella, that had theretofore been controlled by the ''Sydney City Incorporation Act 1842 (NSW)''. The 1993 ''Act'' repealed the earlier ones and replaced them.

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

* Local Government Act 1993 (Queensland) * Local Government Act 2009 (Queensland)

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

* Local Government Act 1934 * Local Government (Forestry Reserves) Act 1944 * Local Government Finance Authority Act 1983 * Local Government Act 1999 (South Australia)br>
* Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 * Local Government (Implementation) Act 1999

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

* Local Government Act 1993 (Tasmania)

Victoria

* Local Government Act 1874 No. 506. The first so-called. * Local Government Act 1890 No. 1112. * Local Government Act 1903 No. 1893. * Local Government Act 1915 No. 2686. * Local Government Act 1928 No. 3720 * Local Government Act 1946 No. 5203. *

Local Government Act 1958 The Local Government Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 55) was an Act of Parliament, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom affecting local government in England and Wales outside London. Among its provisions it included the establishment of Local ...

No. 6299. * Local Government Act 1989 No. 11 of 1989. The current legislation Many other acts entitled "Local Government Act" have been passed—as well as even more of the form "Local Government (''Specific Matter'') Act"—but these are the major ones which define the terms in which the others operate or alter. All but the last have had the long titles "An act to consolidate the Law(s) relating to Local Government". Additional acts concerning local government in the early days of the colony did not have short titles.

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

* Local Government Act 1995

Canada

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

*Local Government Act

Malaysia

*The Local Government Act 1976

New Zealand

*The Local Government Act 1974 *The

Local Government Act 2002 The Local Government Act 2002 (sometimes known by its acronym, LGA) is an act of New Zealand's New Zealand Parliament, Parliament that defines local government in New Zealand. There are 73 territorial authorities (districts and cities), each w ...

*The

Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 The Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 of New Zealand is an Act of New Zealand's Parliament that empowers Local Government bodies to levy property taxes on property owners within their jurisdictions. These property taxes are called rates. The ...

*The Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 *(and others starting with the same two words)

Ireland

*The

Local Government Act 1925 The Local Government Act 1925 (No. 5) was enacted by the Oireachtas (Irish Free State), Oireachtas of the Irish Free State on 26 March 1925. The Irish Free State had inherited the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, structure of local ...

*The Local Government Act 1927 *The Local Government Act 1931 *The Local Government Act 1933 *The Local Government Act 1936 *The Local Government Act 1941 *The Local Government Act 1955 *The Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985 *The Local Government Act 1991 *The Local Government Act 1994 *The Local Government Act 1998 *The

Local Government Act 2000 The Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales. Its principal purposes are: * to give powers to local authorities to promote economic, social and envi ...

*The

Local Government Act 2001 The Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37) was enacted by the Oireachtas on 21 July 2001 to reform local government in Ireland. Most of the provisions of the Act came into operation on 1 January 2002. The act was a restatement and amendment of pr ...

*The Local Government Reform Act 2014 *The Local Government Act 2019

United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

''The following list of acts passed by the

Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace ...

only includes public general acts, and so does not include any of the numerous "provisional order confirmation acts"''

Parliament of Northern Ireland

*The Local Government (Emergency Powers) Act (Northern Ireland) 1921 *The Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1922 *The Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 *The

Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 The Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (c. 9 (N.I.)) was an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, passed in 1971 to replace the previous system of local authorities established by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1 ...

*The

Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 The Local Government (Northern Ireland) Act 1972 (c. 9 (N.I.)) was an act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland that constituted district councils to administer the twenty-six local government districts created by the Local Government (Bounda ...

Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 9) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which provided, amongst other things, for the election of councillors to the local government in Scotland, local authorities in Scotland by the single transfera ...

*The Scottish Local Government (Elections) Act 2009 *The Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Act 2012 *The Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Act 2022

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Australia

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

Victoria

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

Canada

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

Malaysia

New Zealand

Ireland

United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Assembly

Senedd Cymru

Scottish Parliament

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