Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1974 c. xxiv |
Greater London Council
c. xxiv 1
{General
Powers)
Act
1974
ELIZABETH H
1974 CHAPTER xxiv
An Act to confer further powers upon the Greater London
Council and other authorities; and for other purposes.
[31st July 1974]
Y¥7HEREAS—
(1) It is expedient that further and better provision should be
made for the improvement, public health and safety, and local
government services of, and traffic management in, Greater
London and that the powers of the Greater London Council
(hereinafter called " the Council"), of the London borough
councils and of the Common Council of the City of London
should be extended and amended as provided in this Act:
(2) It is expedient that as in this Act provided the Council
should be empowered to use, manage and maintain certain lands
and buildings in the London borough of Hillingdon known as
Park Lodge Farm for the purposes of agriculture, education,
recreation and leisure and to permit the public to use those lands
and buildings for those purposes:
(3) It is expedient that as in this Act provided the Council
should be empowered to lease a part of the Crystal Palace and
park for the construction of a reservoir:
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Greater
London Council
(General Powers)
Act 1974
(4) It is expedient that the other provisions contained in this
Act should be enacted:
(5) The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the
authority of Parliament:
(6) In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act the
Council have complied with the requirements of section 254 of
1933 c.
51.
the Local Government Act 1933:
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, that is to say:—
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Short
title.
1. This Act may be cited as the Greater London Council
(General Powers) Act 1974.
Interpretation. 2. In this Act, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the context otherwise requires—
"the Act of 1947" means the London County Council
1947
c. xlvi. (General Powers) Act 1947;
"the Act of 1957" means the London County Council
1957 c. xxxv. (General Powers) Act 1957;
1959 c.
25.
" the Act of 1959 " means the Highways Act 1959;
"the Act of 1967" means the Road Traffic Regulation
1967
c.
76.
Act 1967;
" 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;
1973
c.
26.
" the Act of 1973 " means the Land Compensation Act 1973;
" area " in relation to the Council means Greater London
and in relation to a borough council means the borough;
" borough " means London borough and " borough council"
means London borough council;
" the Common Council" means the Common Council of the
City of London;
" the Council" means the Greater London Council;
Greater London Council
c. xxiv 3
{General Powers)
Act
1974
" enactment" means any enactment, whether public general
or
local,
and includes any order, byelaw, rule, regulation,
scheme or other instrument having effect by virtue of
an enactment;
"local newspaper" includes any newspaper published in
Greater London and circulating throughout the whole
of Greater London (whether or not the newspaper also
circulates outside Greater London);
" motor vehicle " has the same meaning as in the Act of
1967;
" road " has the same meaning as in the Act of 1967 and
includes any length of road and any part of the width
of a road;
" Secretary of State " means the Secretary of State for the
Environment;
" statutory undertakers" means the Post Office, a water
authority and the persons authorised by any enactment
to carry on any undertaking for the supply of electricity,
gas,
hydraulic power or water;
" street" includes any highway and any bridge carrying a
highway, and any road, lane, mews, footpath, square,
court, alley or passage, whether a thoroughfare or not,
and also includes any part of a street;
" traffic sign " has the same meaning as in the Act of 1967;
and any reference to an enactment shall be construed
as
a reference
to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under
any subsequent enactment including this Act.
PART
II
PROVISIONS
RELATING TO THE COUNCIL
Park Lodge Farm
3.
In sections 4 to 6 of this Act— Interpretation
of
sections 4
" agriculture " and " agricultural" have the same meanings to
6
of
Act.
as in section 290 of the Act of 1971;
" the appointed day " means such day as the Council may by
resolution appoint for the purposes of section 4 (Use of
farm) of this Act;
" the farm " means the lands and buildings in the borough
of Hillingdon vested in the Council and known as
PART I
—cont.
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