NALC Legal Topic Notes
1.
Councils’ Powers
to Discharge their Functions
2.
The Chairman of
Local Councils
3.
The Powers of
Parish Meetings in Parishes without Councils
4.
The Powers of
Community Meetings in communities without Councils
5.
6.
Meetings without
Parish Meetings
7.
Non Councillor
Members of Committees
8.
Elections
9.
Handling
Complaints
10.
Royal Visits
11.
Celebrations and
similar events
12.
Titles of Dignity
13.
Policing your
area
14.
Byelaws
15.
Legal Proceedings
16.
Control of Litter
17.
Control of Dogs
18.
Local Councils’
power to provide parking spaces
19.
Wheel clamping
20.
Markets and other
Events
21.
Local Council
help for Village Halls
22.
Employment
Matters
23.
Health and Safety
24.
The Human Rights
Act 1998
25.
Sex Discrimination
26.
Race
Discrimination
27.
Disability
Discrimination
28.
Basic Charity Law
29.
Straying Animals
30.
Defamation
31.
Section 137 of
the Local Government Act 1972
32.
Local Council and
VAT
33.
Councillors’
Allowances
34.
Retirement
Gratuities
35.
Contracts
36.
Unfair Contract
Terms Act 1977
37.
Freedom of
Information
38.
Data Protection
39.
Copyright
40.
Local Councils’
Documents and Records
41.
The
Responsibilities of Councils as Land Owners
42.
Occupiers
Liability
43.
Private Access to
44.
Trespass to Land
45.
Disposal and
Appropriation of Land by Local Councils
46.
Registered Land
47.
Easements
48.
The Difference
between Leases and Licenses
49.
Business Tenancies
50.
Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995
51.
The Agricultural
Holdings Act 1986
52.
Temporary use of
53.
Protection of
Common Land
54.
Protection on
Ownerless Common Land
55.
Claiming
Ownerless Land
56.
The Provision of
Play and Sports Equipment on Village Greens
57.
Easements over
Common Land and Village Greens
58.
Planning
59.
The Rights of
Local Councils to be notified of Planning Applications and Decisions
60.
Copies of
Planning Documents
61.
The Status of
62.
Planning Control
over Agricultural Land and Buildings
63.
Planning and
Building Control and Enforcement
64.
Tombstones and
Memorials
65.
Closed
Churchyards and Disused Burial Grounds
66.
Nuisance (Public
and Statutory)
67.
Nuisance
(Private)
68.
Negligence
69.
ASBO’s and Harassment
70.
Clean
Neighbourhoods and Environment 2005
71.
Naming and
Numbering of Streets
72.
Highways
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