South Yorkshire Act 1980

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
South
Yorkshire
Act
1980
C. XXXYll
ELIZABETH H
1980 CHAPTER xxxvii
An Act to re-enact with amendments and to extend
certain local enactments in force within the county of
South Yorkshire; to confer further powers on the South
Yorkshire County Council and local authorities in the
county; to make further provision with regard to the
environment, local government and improvement of
the county; and for other purposes. [8th August 1980]
W
HEREAS by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972
1972
c.
70.
(hereinafter referred to as "the Act of 1972") the county
of South Yorkshire (hereinafter referred to as " the
county") wa's constituted on 1st April 1974 so as to consist
of an area comprising the following areas described by reference
to administrative areas existing immediately before the passing
of
the
Act of 1972:
The county borough of Barnsley
In
the
administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding
the urban districts of Cudworth, Darfield, Darton,
Dearne, Dodworth, Hoyland Nether^ Peni-
stone, Royston, Wombwell and Worsbrough;
the rural district of Penistone;
c. xxxvii South
Yorkshire
Act
1980
in the rural district of Hemsworth, the parishes of
Billingley, Brierley, Great Houghton, Little
Houghton and Shafton;
in the rural district of Wortley, the parishes of
Tankersley and Wortley:
The county borough of Doncaster
In the administrative county of
Yorkshire,
West Riding
the urban districts of Adwick le Street, Bentley
with Arksey, Conisbrough, Mexborough and
Tickhill;
the rural districts of Doncaster and Thorne;
In the administrative county of Nottinghamshire
in the rural district of East Retford, the parish of
Finningley;
in the rural district of Worksop, in the parish of
Harworth, the North ward, so much of the
East ward as lies east and north of Ordnance
Survey parcels 4800, 4749, 5136 and 8630,
and the detached part of the West ward which
includes the hamlet of Hesley:
The county borough of Rotherham
In the administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding
the urban districts of Maltby, Rawmarsh, Swinton
and Wath upon Dearne;
the rural districts of Kiveton Park and Rotherham:
The county borough of Sheffield
In the administrative county of
Yorkshire,
West Riding
the urban district of Stocksbridge; in the rural
district of Wortley, the parishes of Bradfield
and Ecclesfield:
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 1979:
And whereas it is expedient that certain of the said enactments
should be re-enacted with amendments and applied to the whole
of
the
county:
South
Yorkshire
Act
1980
c. xxxvii 3
And whereas it is expedient at the same time to extend and
enlarge in various respects the powers of the South Yorkshire
County Council, the Barnsley Borough Council, the Doncaster
Borough Council, the Rotherham Borough Council and the
Sheffield City Council and of parish councils 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
1.—(1)
This Act may be cited as the South Yorkshire Act Citation and
j 9g0. commence-
ment.
(2) Section
12
(Power to provide kiosks, etc.), section
88
(Power
to charge for admission to Sheffield Show on Sundays) and
section 2 (Interpretation) of this Act, so far as material for the
purposes of those sections, shall come into operation upon its
passing; and the remainder of this Act shall come into operation
on 1st January 1981.
2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires Interpretation.
" the Act of 1936 " means the Public Health Act 1936;
1936
c.
49.
" the Act of
1961
" means the Public Health Act
1961;
1961
c. 64.
" the Act of 1971 " means the Town and Country Planning
Act 1971; 1971c. 78.
" the Act of 1972 " means the Local Government Act 1972;
1972
c.
70.
" the Act of 1976 " means the Local Government (Miscel-
laneous Provisions) Act 1976;
1976
c.
57.
" the Act of 1980 " means the Highways Act 1980;
" apparatus " includes any works constructed for the lodging
therein of apparatus and means, as respects the Post
Office, any telegraphic line as defined in the Telegraph
Act 1878 belonging to or used by the Post Office;
1878
c.
76.
" the appointed day " has the meaning given by section 3
of this Act;

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