CURRENT LEGAL TOPIC NOTE INDEX
LTN NO./SUBJECT
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 a community meeting in a community without a separate Community Council
05 Parish Town and Community Council Meetings
06 Meetings of Parish Meetings
07 Non-
08 Elections
09 Handling Complaints
10 Royal Visits
11 Celebrations and Similar Events
12 Titles of Dignity
13 Policing Your Area
14 Byelaws
15 Legal Proceedings
16 Control of Litter
17 Control of Dogs
18 Local Councils’ Powers to Provide Parking Spaces
19 Wheelclamping
20 Markets and other Events
21 Local Council Help for Village Halls
22 Employment Matters
23 Health and Safety
24 The Human Rights Act 1998
25 Sex Discrimination
26 Race Discrimination
27 Disability Discrimination
28 Basic Charity Law
29 Straying Animals
30 Defamation
31 Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972
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 Responsibilities of Councils as Landowners
42 Occupiers Liability
43 Private Access to Council Land
44 Trespass to Land
45 Disposal and Appropriation of Land by Local Councils
46 Registered Land
47 Easements
48 The Difference between Leases and Licenses
49 Business Tenancies
50 Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995
51 Agricultural Holdings Act 1986
52 Temporary Use of Allotment Land
53 Protection of Common Land
54 Protection of Ownerless Common Land
55 Claiming Ownerless Land
56 The Provision of Play and Sports Equipment on Village Greens
57 Easements over Common Land and Village Greens
58 Planning
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 ASBOs and Harassment
70 Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
71 Naming and Numbering of Streets
72 Highways
73 Community Governance Reviews
74 Alternative names and styles for parish councils