Local Employment Act 1972

Local Employment Act 1972
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate, with certain exceptions, the provisions of the Local Employment Acts 1960 to 1971.
Citation1972 c. 5
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent10 February 1972
Commencement10 March 1972
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Local Employment Act 1972 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Local Employment Act 1972 (c. 5) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to local employment in Great Britain.

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 22(2) of the act repealed 7 enactments, listed in schedule 4 to the act.

Enactments repealed by section 22(2)
Citation Short title Extent of repeal
8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 18 Local Employment Act 1960 Section 1(1) and (5).
Section 2.
Section 3.
Section 4.
Sections 6 to 10.
Section 12(1) and (6).
Section 13.
Section 14(2) and (3).
Section 15.
Section 23.
Section 27.
Section 28(1) to (4) and (6) to (8).
Schedules 1, 2 and 3.
1965 c. 46 Highlands and Islands Development (Scotland) Act 1965 Section 5(5)(b).
1966 c. 34 Industrial Development Act 1966 Section 15.
Sections 18 and 19.
Section 20(1) to (5).
Section 21(1) to (4) and, in subsection (5), the words from the beginning to " effect, and ".
Section 31(2).
In Schedule 3, in Part II, the entries relating to the Local Employment Act 1960 except that relating to section 17.
1968 c. 14 Public Expenditure and Receipts Act 1968 Section 6.
1970 c. 7 Local Employment Act 1970 Sections 1 to 4.
Section 6.
Section 8(1).
Section 9(2) and (4).
The Schedule except as respects section 60 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
1971 c. 51 Investment and Building Grants Act 1971 Section 2.
In section 3 the words from " and section 2 " onwards.
1971 c. 78 Town and Country Planning Act 1971 In Schedule 23 the entry relating to the Local Employment Act 1960.

Subsequent developments

Sections 1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14, 16 to 18, 20, 21(1) and 22(3) and (4) of, paragraphs 3, 4, 8, 9 and 10 of schedule 2 to, and schedule 3 (except the entries relating to the Industrial Development Act 1966 and the Finance Act 1970) to, the act were repealed by section 19(1) of, and schedule 3 to, the Industrial Development Act 1982, which came into force on 28 January 1983.

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 23(1).
  2. ↑ Section 23(3).
  3. ↑ Section 23(2).

References

  1. ↑ McCrone, Gavin (1969). Regional Policy in Britain. London: Allen & Unwin.
  2. ↑ "Local Employment Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 5
  3. ↑ "Industrial Development Act 1982", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1982 c. 52