Civic Amenities Act 1967

• Citation: 1967 c. 69
• Sections: 7

Section 4 Loans for preservation of historic buildings etc.

(1) The power conferred by subsection (1) of section 4 of the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953 to make grants for the purposes mentioned in that subsection shall include power to make loans for those purposes, and references to grants in subsections (3) and (4) of that section shall be construed accordingly.

(2) Any loan made by virtue of this section shall be made on such terms as to repayment, payment of interest and otherwise as the Minister making the loan may determine with the approval of the Treasury; and all sums received by any Minister by way of interest on or repayment of such a loan shall be paid into the Exchequer.

Section 15 Penalties.

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Section 26 Amendment of 1961 c. 64 s. 34.

In subsection (1) of section 34 of the Public Health Act 1961 (which provides for the removal by a local authority from a vacant site in a built-up area of an accumulation of rubbish which is seriously detrimental to the amenities of the neighbourhood) for the words “on any vacant site in a built-up area an accumulation of rubbish” there shall be substituted the words “on any land in the open air in their area any rubbish”; and in subsection (2) of that section for the word “site” there shall be substituted the word “land”.

Section 29 Application to Isles of Scilly.

(1) The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the Council of the Isles of Scilly, by order provide that any provision of this Act specified in the order shall apply to the Isles, subject to such modifications as may be so specified, as if the Isles were a separate county or a county district.

(2) The power to make orders conferred by this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument and shall include power to vary or revoke an order under this section by a subsequent order thereunder.

Section 30 Interpretation —general.

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(2) Any reference in this Act to any enactment is a reference to it as amended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Act.

Section 31 Expenses.

There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under any other enactment.

Section 32 Short title, commencement and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Civic Amenities Act 1967.

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(3) This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.