| PANGBOURNE PARISH COUNCIL -
Powers and duties |
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| 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 and washhouses |
Public Health At 1936, Ss 221, 222, 223 and 227 |
| Burial grounds, cemeteries and crematoria |
Power to
acquire and maintain
Power to
provide
Power to
agree to maintain monuments and memorials
Power to
contribute towards expenses of cemeteries
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Open Spaces
Act 1906, Ss 9 and 10; Local Government Act 1972, s. 214; Parish
Councils and Burial Authorities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
1970, s. 1
Local
Government Act 1972, s. 215(6)
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| Bus Shelters |
Power to provide and maintain shelters |
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 1953, s.
4 |
| Bye Laws |
Power to
make bye-laws in regard to pleasure grounds
Cycle
Parks
Baths and
Washhouses
Open spaces
and burial grounds
Mortuaries
and post-mortem rooms
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Public
Health Act 1875, s. 164
Road
Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s.57(7)
Public
Health Act 1936, s.223
Open Spaces
Act 1906, s.15
Public
Health Act 1936, s.198
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| Clocks |
Power to provide public clocks |
Parish Councils Act 1957, s.2 |
| Closed Churchyards |
Powers as to maintenance |
Local Government Act 1972, s.215 |
| Commons and common pastures |
Powers in relation to enclosure, as to regulation and
management, and as to providing common pasture |
Enclosure 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 centres |
Power to provide and equip buildings for use of clubs having
athletic, social or educational objectives |
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
s.19 |
| Crime prevention |
Powers to spend money on various crime prevention
measures |
Local Government and Rating Act 1997, s.31 |
| Drainage |
Power to deal with ponds and ditches |
Public Health Act 1936, s.260 |
| Education |
Right to appoint school governors |
Education (No.2) Act 1986, s.4 |
| Entertainment and the arts |
Provision of entertainment and support of the
arts |
Local Government Act 1972, s.145 |
| Gifts |
Power to accept |
Local Government Act 1972, s.139 |
| Highways |
Power to
repair and maintain public footpaths and bridle-ways
Power to
light roads and public places
Provision
of litter bins
Power to
provide parking places for vehicles, bicycles and
motor-cycles
Power to
enter into agreement as to dedication and widening
Power to
provide roadside seats and shelters, and omnibus
shelters
Consent of
parish council required for ending maintenance of highway at
public expense, or for stopping up or diversion of
highway
Power to
complain to district council as to protection of rights of way
and roadside wastes
Power to
provide traffic signs and other notices
Power to
plant trees etc. and to maintain roadside verges
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Highways
Act 1980, ss.43,50
Parish
Councils Act 1957, s.3;
Highways Act 1980, s.301
Litter Act
1983, ss.5,6
Road
Traffic Regulation Act 1984, ss.57,63
Highways
Act 1980, ss.30,72
Parish
Councils Act 1957, s.1
Highways
Act 1980, ss.47,116
Highways
Act 1980, s.130
Road
Traffic Regulation Act 1984, s.72
Highways
Act 1980, s.96
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| Investments |
Power to
participate in schemes of collective investment
|
Trustee Investments Act 1961, s.11 |
| Land |
Power to
acquire by agreement, to appropriate, to dispose of
Power to
accept gifts of land
|
Local
Government Act 1972, ss.124, 126, 127
Local
government Act 1972, s.139
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| Litter |
Provision of receptacles |
Litter Act 1983, ss.5,6 |
| Lotteries |
Powers to promote |
Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976, s.7 |
| Mortuaries and post mortem rooms |
Powers to provide mortuaries and post mortem
rooms |
Public Health Act 1936, s.198 |
| Nuisances |
Power to deal with offensive ditches |
Public Health Act 1936, s.260 |
| 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
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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
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| 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 organisiations encouraging |
Local Government Act 1972, s.144 |
| Traffic Calming |
Powers to contribute financially to traffic calming
schemes |
Local
Government and Rating Act 1997, s.30
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| 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 |
