An Act to amend the Laws relating to Local Government in England and Wales, and for other purposes connected therewith.
Citation
51 & 52 Vict. c. 41
Introduced by
Charles Ritchie
Territorial extent
England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent
13 August 1888
Commencement
1 April 1889 (1889-04-01)
Other legislation
Amended by
Local Government Act 1933
Public Health Act 1936
Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Act 1951
Customs and Excise Act 1952
Local Government Act 1958
Police Act 1964
Theatre Act 1968
Local Government Act 1972
Relates to
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
Local Government Act 1894
Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 41) was an Act of Parliament which established county councils and county borough councils in England and Wales. It came into effect on 1 April 1889, except for the County of London, which came into existence on 21 March at the request of the London County Council.[1]
^"Order of the President of the Local Government Board", 19 March 1889 (Printed in The Times, 21 March 1889)
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Municipal Corporations Act 1835. It was the form of localgovernment for the ancient borough of Ipswich until the LocalGovernmentAct1888 replaced it with...
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