Berkshire Act 1986
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1986 c. ii |
Berkshire Act 1986
c. u
ELIZABETH II
1986 CHAPTER ii
An Act to re-enact with amendments and to extend
certain local enactments in force within the county of
Berkshire; to confer further powers on the Berkshire
County Council and local authorities in the county; to
make further provision with regard to the environment,
local
government, improvement, health and
finances
of
the county; and for other purposes.
[17th February 1986]
W
HEREAS by virtue of the Local Government Act
1972 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act of 1972") the
1972
c.
70.
county of Berkshire (hereinafter referred to as "the
county") was
constituted on 1
st
April
1974 so as to
consist of an
area comprising
the
following districts described
by
reference to
administrative areas existing immediately before the passing of
me Act
of 1972:—
The county borough of Reading;
The administrative county of Berkshire except the
boroughs of Abingdon and Wallingford, the urban
district of Wantage, the rural districts of Abingdon
Faringdon and Wallingford and part of the rural
district of Wantage;
2 c. ii Berkshire Act 1986
In the administrative county of Buckingham—
the borough of Slough;
the urban district of Eton and part of the rural district
of Eton:
And whereas numerous local enactments were in force in
parts of the said area and
by
section 262 of the Act of
1972
it
was
provided that, subject to certain modifications, certain local
statutory provisions should continue to apply to the area, things
or persons to which or to whom they applied before 1st April
1974:
And whereas it was further provided by the said section 262
that certain local statutory provisions should cease to have effect
at the end of 1984, a period since extended by order of the
Secretary of State so as to expire at the end of 1986:
And whereas it is expedient that certain of the said
enactments should be re-enacted with amendments and applied
to the whole or part, as the case may be, of the county:
And whereas it is expedient at the same time to extend and
enlarge in various respects the powers of the Berkshire County
Council and local authorities in the county:
And whereas it is expedient that the other provisions
contained in this Act should be enacted:
And whereas the purposes of this Act cannot be effected
without the authority of Parliament:
And whereas in relation to the promotion of the Bill for this
Act the requirements of section 239 of the Act of 1972 have
been observed:
May it therefore please your Majesty that it may be enacted,
and be it enacted, by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by
and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation
1.—(1)
This Act may be cited as the Berkshire Act 1986.
and . (
commencement. (2) This Act shall come into operation on the expiration oi
three months after its passing.
Interpretation. 2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
1936 c. 49. "the Act of 1936" means the Public Health Act 1936;
Berkshire Act 1986 c. ii 3
"the Act of
1971"
means the Town and Country Planning PART I
Act 1971; -com.
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"the Act of 1972" means the Local Government Act 1972;
1972
c.
id.
"the Act of 1984" means the Road Traffic Regulation Act
1984;
1984
c.
27.
"the appointed day" has the meaning given by section 3 of
this Act;
"building operations" has the meaning given by section
168 (5) of the Highways Act 1980;
1980
c.
66.
"contravention" includes a failure to comply and
"contravene" shall be construed accordingly;
"the county" means the county of Berkshire;
"the county council" means the council of the county;
"daily fine" means a fine for each day on which an offence
is continued after conviction
thereof;
"district" means a district in the county;
"district council" means the council of
a
district;
"enactment" means an enactment in any Act, including
this Act, and in any order, byelaw, scheme or
regulation in force within the county;
"footway" has the meaning given by section 329 of the^
Highways Act 1980;_ v/
"local authority" means the county council or a district
council;
"open space" has the meaning given by section 290 of the
Act of 1971;
"owner" has the meaning given by section 343 of the Act
of 1936; ^
"parish council" means the parish or town council of a
parish in the county or, where there
is
no such council,
the parish meeting of such a parish;
"premises" includes messuages, buildings, lands,
, easements and hereditaments of any tenure;
^Slough Estates pic" includes any subsidiary (within the
meaning of section 736 of the Companies Act 1985)0^4985 c. 6.
that company; •
"statutory undertakers" means the British Gas
Corporation, the Central Electricity Generating
Board, the Southern Electricity Board, Slough Estates
pic,
telecommunications operators, the Mid Southern
Water Company, the North Surrey Water Company,
the Rickmansworth and Uxbridge Valley Water
Company and the Thames Water Authonty, or any ot
them, as the case may be;
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