Legal Topic Notes
Abandoned vehicles – Clean Neighbourhoods & Environment Act 2005
Agricultural Holdings Act 1986
Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995
Allotments – Temporary Use of Allotment Land
Allowances – Councillors’ Allowances
Animals – Straying Animals
ASBOs and Harassment
Byelaws
Celebrations – Celebrations & Similar Events
Chairman – The Chairman of Local Councils
Charity – Basic Charity Law
Churchyards – Closed Churchyards & Disused Burial Grounds
Clean Neighbourhoods & Environment Act 2005
Committees – Non-Councillors Members of Committees
Common Land – Protection of Common Land
Common Land – Protection of Ownerless Common Land
Common Land – Provision of Play & Sports Equipment on Village Greens
Community Meeting – The Powers of a Community Meeting in a community without a separate community council
Complaints – Handling Complaints
Contracts
Contracts – Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
Copyright
Data Protection
Defamation
Disability Discrimination
Discrimination – Race Discrimination
Discrimination – Sex Discrimination
Documents – Local Councils’ Documents & Records
Dogs – Control of Dogs
Easements
Easements over Common Land & Village Greens
Elections
Employment Matters
Freedom of Information
Governance Reviews
Gratuities – Retirement Gratuities
Health & Safety
Highways
Human Rights – The Human Rights Act 1998
Land – Agricultural Holdings Act 1986
Land – Disposal & Appropriation of Land by Local Councils
Land – Easements
Land – Occupiers’ Liability
Land – Private Access to Council Land
Land – Registered Land
Land – The Responsibilities of Councils as Landowners
Leases – The Difference between Leases & Licences
Legal Proceedings
Licences – The Difference between Leases & Licences
Litter – Control of Litter
Markets & Other Events
Meetings – Parish, Town & Community Council meetings
Names & Alternative Styles of Parish Councils
Negligence
Nuisance (Private)
Nuisance (Public and Statutory)
Parish Meeting – The Powers of a Parish Meeting in a parish without a separate parish council
Parish Meetings – Meetings of Parish Meetings
Parking – Local Councils’ Powers to Provide Parking Spaces
Planning
Planning & Building Control Enforcement
Planning – Planning Control over Agricultural Land & Buildings
Planning – Copies of Planning Documents
Planning – The Rights of Local Councils to be notified of planning applications and decisions
Planning – The Status of Parish & Town Councils at Public Enquiries
Play Equipment – Provision of Play & Sports Equipment on Village Greens
Policing your Area
Records – Local Councils’ Documents & Records
Royal Visits
Section 137 – S137 of Local Government Act 1972
Street names – Naming & Numbering of Streets
Tenancies – Agricultural Holdings Act 1986
Tenancies – Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995
Tenancies – Business Tenancies
Titles of Dignity
Tombstones – Tombstones & Memorials
Trespass – Trespass to Land
VAT – Local Councils & VAT
Village Halls – Local Council Help for Village Halls
Wheelclamping
