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What does Local authority mean? In legal practice, a local authority is the elected council that provides local government for a defined area, exercising statutory functions including planning, housing, social care, education, highways, environmental health, licensing, and the collection of council tax or rates. The expression appears widely in legislation and case law; its precise scope is set by the relevant statute. England: county councils and district councils (including metropolitan boroughs), unitary authorities, London Boroughs and the Common Council of the City of London; parish and town councils are local authorities at the most local tier. Wales: unitary county and county borough councils. Scotland: the...

Precedent Local Authority Traffic Regulation Order (Great Britain): Prohibition of Waiting, Driving, Loading or Double Parking with Disabled Person's Badge Concession (Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984)

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The [ insert name of Traffic Authority ] ([ insert name of road and its location ]) (Prohibition of [ Waiting OR Driving OR Loading OR Double Parking ]) Order [ insert year ]

By virtue of the powers granted by section 2, sub-sections [ insert as appropriate ] of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the 1984 Act’), together with all other enabling powers, and after Consultation with the Chief Officer of Police, the [ insert name of Traffic Authority ] hereby makes the following Order:

This Order, titled [ insert the Order’s full title as set out above ], shall come into force on [ insert commencement date ].
1. For the purposes of this Order, ‘Parking Disc’ means a blue-coloured parking card issued to a disabled person, which entitles that person to special local parking arrangements, and is capable of indicating the quarter-hour interval at which a period of waiting starts...

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Richard Cuthbert , BSc (Hons), MIPROW

Hertfordshire County Council

Richard was Head of Access & Rights of Way at Hertfordshire County Council for over sixteen years, a position he progressed to after several years as a Countryside Access Officer and then Countryside Access Team Leader in Hertfordshire. Prior to this he worked in diverse Authorities from metropolitan South Tyneside to rural Lincolnshire. He learnt the practical side of the trade with BTCV (the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) and the legislative side from gaining a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Studies from the University of Sunderland, specialising in Countryside and Rights of Way Management. He is now leading the Definitive Map & Enforcement Team at Hertfordshire County Council and is rights of way and access advisor to the Herts Local Access Forum.He is a Chair of the Eastern Region ADEPT Rights of Way Managers Working Group (RoWMWG) and represents that region at the National ADEPT RoW...

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