County Councils - Law Dictionary Search Results

in London or the country boroughs, form separate 'administrative counties' of themselves for the purpose of managing, through county councils, the administrative business (see COUNTY COUNCIL) of their respective areas. Local Government Act, 1933, s. 1.

Drunkenness

of State and maintained out of moneys provided by Parliament. 'Retreats' may also be licensed by borough and county councils, which councils are also empowered to contribute to their maintenance. In such retreats habitual drunkards, voluntarily submitting themselves,

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Coroner

the Borough Council under ss. 171-174 of the (English) Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, and in counties by the County Council, under s. 5 of the (English) Local Government Act, 1888, prior to which Act county coroners were … called because he has principally to do with pleas of the Crown, appointed in boroughs by the Borough Council under ss. 171-174 of the (English) Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, and in counties by the County Council, under

Music and dancing licences

and dancing licences.--The grant of these in London and Westminster and within twenty miles thereof, including the administrative county of (English) Middlesex (Music and Dancing Licences (Middlesex) Act, 1894), is regulated by the (Eng-lish) Public Entertainment Act, … 3 of the Local Government Act, 1888, which transferred the licensing powers from justices to the London County Council. For Sunday entertainments, see (English) Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 51). Various local

Rate

rating areas are either urban or rural. The rating authority in each area is the council of the county borough, burough or urban district having jurisdiction over the area; in rural rating areas the authority is the … s. 229. The rating areas are either urban or rural. The rating authority in each area is the council of the county borough, burough or urban district having jurisdiction over the area; in rural rating areas the

Small dwellings

Small dwellings. The Small Dwellings Acquisition Act, 1899 to 1923, as amended by the Housing Act, 1936, enables county councils, county borough councils, and, under certain restrictions, district councils, to advance money after the 31st October, 1935, to

Transfer of Land Acts (English)

on Land Titles and Transfers, 1879. Compulsory registration on Order of Council not dissented from by the local county council was introduced by the Land Transfer Act, 1897 (60 & 61 Vict. c. 65). The first Order … of Select Committee of House of Commons on Land Titles and Transfers, 1879. Compulsory registration on Order of Council not dissented from by the local county council was introduced by the Land Transfer Act, 1897 (60 &

Clerk of the peace

of the justices, and to perform a number of special duties in connection with the affairs of the county. He is also clerk of the county council, by virtue of s. 83 of the (English) Local Government … of special duties in connection with the affairs of the county. He is also clerk of the county council, by virtue of s. 83 of the (English) Local Government Act, 1888 (applying to London). The offices are

Land Drainage Act, 1930

the main river and general supervision over the drainage of the area and Drainage Boards (with representation of County Councils and County Borough Councils) in that area. In each catchment area the internal Drainage Boards are constituted on

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