Essex Act 1987
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1987 c. xx |
| Year | 1987 |
Essex Act 1987 c. xx
ELIZABETH II
1987 CHAPTER xx
An Act to re-enact with amendments and to extend
certain local statutory provisions in force within the
county of
Essex;
to confer further powers on the Essex
County Council, local authorities in the county and the
Crouch Harbour Authority; to make further provision
with respect to the improvement, health and local
government of the county; and for other purposes.
[23rd July 1987]
^fTTHEREAS—
(1) The county of Essex (hereinafter referred to as "the
county") is a non-metropolitan county comprising the areas of
the following local authorities as existing immediately before
the passing of
the
Local Government Act 1972:—
1972
c.
70.
The county borough of Southend-on-Sea; and
The administrative county of Essex:
2
C.
XX Essex Act 1987
(2) Section 262 of the said Act of 1972 now
has
effect so that,
subject to modifications and exceptions, local statutory
provisions in force in the area of the county shall continue in
force until the end of 1987, and that such provisions shall then
cease to have effect:
(3) There are numerous local statutory provisions so
applicable in the county and it is expedient that certain of those
provisions should be re-enacted with amendments, or otherwise
continued in force, and applied to the whole county or to parts
of the county, and that other such provisions should be
repealed:
(4) It is further expedient that new provision should be made
for the improvement, health and local government of the
county and to confer further powers on the Essex County
Council, local authorities within the county, the Crouch
Harbour Authority and parish councils within the county:
(5) It is expedient that the other provisions in this Act should
be enacted:
(6) The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the
authority of Parliament:
(7) In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act the
requirements of section 239 of the said Act of 1972 and of
1974
c.
xxxv. section 15 (3) of the Crouch Harbour Act 1974 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
1.—(1)
This Act may be cited as the Essex Act 1987.
(2) This Act shall come into operation on the expiration of
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;
1961 c. 64. "the Act of 1961" means the Public Health Act 1961;
"the Act of
1971"
means the Town and Country Planning
1971c. 78. Act 1971;
1972
c.
70. "the Act of 1972" means the Local Government Act 1972;
Citation and
commence-
ment.
Essex Act 1987 c. xx
"the Act of 1976" means the Local Government PART I
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;
—cont.
"the Act of 1980" means the Highways Act 1980; J'JJ £ ^'
"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;
"the Brightlingsea Commissioners" means the
Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners;
"Brightlingsea harbour" means the harbour as defined by
section 13 of the Brightlingsea Harbour Order 1927;
"building operations" has the meaning given by section
168(5)oftheActof 1980;
"the chief constable" means the chief constable for the
county and includes the deputy chief constable acting
by virtue of section 6 (1) of the Police Act 1964;
1964
c.
48.
"contravention" includes a failure to comply and
"contravene" shall be construed accordingly;
"the county" means the county of Essex;
"the county council" means the council of the county;
"daily fine" means a fine for each day or part of a 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;
"the fire authority" has the meaning given by section 43 of
the Fire Precautions Act 1971;
1971
c. 40.
"functions" includes powers and duties;
"the level of high water" means the level of mean high-
water springs;
"local authority" means the county council or a district
council;
"owner" has the meaning given by section 343 of the Act
of 1936;
"parish council" means a parish council in the county;
"the port authority" means the Port of London Authority;
"premises" includes messuages, buildings, lands,
easements and hereditaments of any tenure;
"public service vehicle" has the meaning given by
section 1 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981;
1981
c. 14.
"seashore" includes all parts of the beach or shore above
and below the level of high water and (where a
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