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Local Government Act 1972: Encyclopedia Ii - Local Government Act 1972 - Background
Elected County councils had been established in England and Wales for the first time in 1888, covering areas known as administrative coun...
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Local Government Act 1972: Encyclopedia Ii - Local Government Act 1972 - The New Local Government Areas
The Act specified the composition and names of the English and Welsh counties, and the composition of the metropolitan and Welsh district...
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Local Government Act 1972: Encyclopedia Ii - Local Government Act 1972 - Division Of Functions
Functions previously exercisable by local authorities were distributed broadly as so:
Sanitary authorities: districts, and London boroug...
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Local Government Act 1972: Encyclopedia Ii - Local Government Act 1972 - The Act
The Act abolished previous existing local government structures, and created a two-tier system of counties and districts everywhere. Some...
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