NALC Legal Topic Notes
LEGAL TOPIC NOTES IN NUMERICAL ORDER
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- 01 | Councils' powers to discharge their functions
- 02 | The chairman of local councils
- 03 | The powers of a parish meeting in a parish without a separate parish council
- 04 | The powers of community meetings in communities without councils
- 05 | Parish and community council meetings
- 06 | Meetings of Parish Meetings
- 07 | Non-Councillor Members of Committees
- 08 | Elections and co-option
- 09E | Handling Complaints
- 10 | Royal Visits
- 11 | Celebrations and similar events
- 12 | Titles of Dignity
- 13 | Policing your area
- 14E | Byelaws
- 15 | Legal Proceedings
- 16 | Control of Litter
- 17 | Control of Dogs
- 18 | Local Councils' power to provide parking spaces
- 19 | Unauthorised Parking on Private Land
- 20 | Markets and other events
- 21 | Local council help to village halls
- 22 | Disciplinary and Grievance Arrangements
- 23 | Health and Safety
- 24 | The Human Right Act 1998
- 28 | Basic Charity Law
- 29 | Straying Animals
- 30 | Defamation
- 31 | Local council general powers
- 32 | Local Councils and VAT
- 33 | Councillors' Allowances
- 34 | Retirement Gratuities
- 35 | Contracts
- 36 | Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
- 37 | Freedom of Information
- 38 | Data Protection
- 39 | Copyright
- 40 | Local Councils' documents and records
- 41 | The Responsibility of Councils as Landowners
- 42 | Occupiers' Liability
- 43 | Private Access to Council Land
- 44 | Trespass to Land and the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
- 45 | Disposal and appropriation of land by local councils
- 45A | Disposal of charity land by local councils
- 46 | Registered Land
- 47 | Easements
- 48 | The Difference between Leases and Licenses
- 49 | Business Tenancies
- 50 | The Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995
- 51 | The Agricultural Holdings Act 1986
- 52 | Temporary Use of Allotment Land
- 53 | Protection of Common Land
- 54 | Protection of Ownerless Common Land
- 55 | Adverse Possession Claims
- 56 | The provision of play and sports equipment on village greens
- 57 | Easements over common land and village greens
- 58 | Appealing Planning Decisions
- 59 | The Rights of Local Councils to be notified of Planning Applications and Decisions
- 60 | Copies of Planning Documents
- 61 | The Status of Parish, Town and Community Councils at Public Enquiries
- 62 | Planning Control over Agricultural Land and Buildings
- 63 | Planning and Building Control Enforcement
- 64 | Tombstones and Memorials
- 65 | Closed Churchyards and Disused Burial Grounds
- 66 | Nuisance [Public and Statutory]
- 67 | Nuisance [Private]
- 68 | Negligence
- 69 | Anti Social Behaviour and Harassment
- 70 | The Local Environment
- 71 | Naming and Numbering of Streets
- 72 | Highways
- 73 | Community Governance Reviews
- 74 | Alternative names and styles for parish councils
- 75 | Lease Negotiations
- 76 | Energy performance requirements
- 77 | Public Rights of Way
- 78 | The Equality Act 2010
- 79 | Staff Pensions
- 80 | Members' conduct and the registration and disclosure of their interests
- 81 | Pre-Determination
- 82 | Compulsory Purchase Orders
- 83 | Neighbourhood Planning
- 84 | Community Right to Challenge
- 85 | The Community Right to Nominate and Bid for Assets of Community Value
- 86 | The Disclosure and Barring Service
- 87 | Procurement
- 88 | Event Licensing
WSALC AGM 2021
Friday 29th October @ 2.30pm
by Zoom
To book a place please visit https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WSALCAGM2021
Free of charge to attend - the AGM may be attended by clerks and councillors although please note that only representatives appointed by the council may vote.