The Local Government Act 1986 (c. 10) is an
Act of 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 ...
.
The Local Government Act 1986 was passed primarily in response to the use of publicity by the
Greater London Council
The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 198 ...
in its attempt to prevent the passing of the Bill for the
Local Government Act 1985
The Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51) is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Its main effect was to abolish the six county councils of the metropolitan county, metropolitan counties that had been set up by the Local Government Act 1972, ...
.
[Bailey and Paddison, p 54.] The Local Government Act 1986 was subsequently amended by
Section 28
Section 28 refers to a part of the Local Government Act 1988, which stated that Local government in the United Kingdom, local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales "shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with t ...
of the
Local Government Act 1988
The Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was famous for its controversial section 28. This section prohibited local authorities from promoting, in a specified category of schools, "the teaching ...
.
Part I
Section 1
This section was repealed by section 149 of, and Part I of Schedule 13 to, the
Local Government Finance Act 1988
The Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41) introduced significant reforms to local taxation in the United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland). The old systems of rates were replaced by the Community Charge (for individuals) and business rates ...
.
Part II
Sections 4A and 4B were inserted by section 39(1) of the
Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (c. 2) is a United Kingdom act of Parliament. Its main provisions:
*abolish the Audit Commission and repeal the Audit Commission Act 1998 (section 1)
*establish new arrangements for the audit and acc ...
.
Section 2A
Section 28
Section 28 refers to a part of the Local Government Act 1988, which stated that Local government in the United Kingdom, local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales "shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with t ...
of the
Local Government Act 1988
The Local Government Act 1988 (c. 9) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was famous for its controversial section 28. This section prohibited local authorities from promoting, in a specified category of schools, "the teaching ...
added the now-repealed Section 2A to this Act, restricting local authorities from "promoting
homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or Human sexual activity, sexual behavior between people of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexu ...
".
Part III
Section 8
This section was repealed by section 194(2) of, and Part I of Schedule 12 to, the
Local Government and Housing Act 1989
Local may refer to:
Geography and transportation
* Local (train), a train serving local traffic demand
* Local, Missouri, a community in the United States
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Local'' (comics), a limited series comic book by Bria ...
.
See also
*
Local Government Act
Local Government Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom, relating to local government.
The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been know ...
References
*Halsbury's Statutes of England and Wales. Fourth Edition. 2009 Reissue. LexisNexis
Volume 25(2) Pages 807 to 815.
*"The Local Government Act 1986". Halsbury's Statutes of England. Butterworths. London. 1987
Binder 56: Continuation Binder 1986 Page 167.
*Peter Allsop (ed). "Local Government Act 1986*". Current Law Statutes Annotated 1986. Sweet & Maxwell. Stevens & Sons. London. W Green & Son. Edinburgh. 1987
Volume 1 Pages 10 to 10/12.
*Halsbury's Statutory Instruments
Volume 11 pp 77, 203, 204, 249 and 415.
*Tom F Richardson. Public Relations in Local Government. Heinemann Professional Publishing. 1988. Page
33and 56 to 58.
*Brian Harvey. "Public relations in local government". Sam Black (ed). Practice of Public Relations. Fourth Edition. 1995. Routledge. 2011
p 86
*Dawn Oliver. Government in the United Kingdom. Open University Press. 1991. Pages 83 and 84
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*Bailey and Paddison. The Reform of Local Government Finance in Britain. Routledge. London and New York. 1988. Reprinted 2006. Pages 52 an
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External links
Legislation.gov.uk
Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales
English criminal law
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1986
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