{"id":689,"date":"2024-02-29T15:55:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T15:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haptc.org.uk\/?page_id=689"},"modified":"2024-03-18T15:34:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T15:34:54","slug":"council-powers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/haptc.org.uk\/?page_id=689","title":{"rendered":"Council powers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Council Powers<\/h3>\n<p>A local council is a statutory local authority in its own right, having a fairly wide variety of powers conferred by many statues. A local council, being at grass roots level, has an important role in the local government field, representing the community which it is elected to serve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>N.B.<\/strong> The General Power of Competence will be used as the power of first resort for eligible local councils.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provision and management of ALLOTMENTS<\/li>\n<li>Development of the ARTS<\/li>\n<li>Provision and management of public BATHS and WASH-HOUSES (including launderettes)<\/li>\n<li>Provision and operation of BURIAL GROUNDS, cemeteries and crematoria<\/li>\n<li>Provision and maintenance of BUS SHELTERS<\/li>\n<li>Provision of BYELAWS relating to pleasure grounds, public walks, open spaces, baths, wash-houses, swimming pools<\/li>\n<li>Matters relating to CHARITIES<\/li>\n<li>Provision, maintenance and lighting of public CLOCKS<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance of closed CHURCHYARDS<\/li>\n<li>Provision, equipment and management of COMMUNITY CENTRES (including village halls)<\/li>\n<li>Payment of expenses for attendance at CONFERENCES and courses<\/li>\n<li>CONTRACTS for discharge of functions<\/li>\n<li>Draining, cleansing and treatment of DITCHES and DRAINS (including ponds, pools, streams, gutters)<\/li>\n<li>EMPLOYMENT of persons<\/li>\n<li>Provision of ENTERTAINMENTS (eg theatres, concert halls, dance halls and maintenance of bands or orchestras<\/li>\n<li>Erection of FLAGPOLES<\/li>\n<li>Public FOOTPATHS and bridleways (including creation by agreement with landowner, repair and maintenance, erection of direction posts, erection of notices warning of local dangers, prosecution for unlawful ploughing of a path or failure to restore after ploughing)<\/li>\n<li>HIGHWAYS: agreements for dedication of highway over land, planting of trees, shrubs, etc, and laying out grass verges in highway<\/li>\n<li>Provision of INFORMATION on services<\/li>\n<li>LAND: acquisition, appropriation and disposal; acceptance of gifts of property<\/li>\n<li>LEGAL PROCEEDINGS: prosecution, defence and appearances, for promotion or protection of the interests of inhabitants<\/li>\n<li>Provision of certain LIGHTING<\/li>\n<li>Prosecutions for dropping LITTER in public places, FLY POSTING and GRAFFITI<\/li>\n<li>Provision of LITTER BINS<\/li>\n<li>Organisation of LOCAL LOTTERIES<\/li>\n<li>Provision and maintenance of PARKING PLACES<\/li>\n<li>Financial support for maintenance of local POSTAL and telephone facilities<\/li>\n<li>Provision and maintenance of PUBLIC CONVENIENCES<\/li>\n<li>Appearance at PUBLIC INQUIRIES<\/li>\n<li>Contributions to MUSEUMS and art galleries<\/li>\n<li>PUBLIC OFFICES: provision, use and letting for the parish<\/li>\n<li>Provision of RECREATION including pleasure grounds, parks and public walks, playing fields, recreation centres, tennis courts, squash courts, boating, youth shelters<\/li>\n<li>Provision and maintenance of roadside SEATS and SHELTERS<\/li>\n<li>Making of STANDING ORDERS for regulation of proceedings and business as to contracts<\/li>\n<li>Promotion of TOURISM<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance, repair and protection of WAR MEMORIALS<\/li>\n<li>Limited powers to provide WATER SUPPLY<\/li>\n<li>Promotion of ENERGY SAVING MEASURES in their area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Council Powers A local council is a statutory local authority in its own right, having a fairly wide variety of powers conferred by many statues. 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