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The Local Government Act 2003 (c 26) is an Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprema ...
. It made various changes to the administration of
local government Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-l ...
in the
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. Although it contained mainly financial provisions, section 122 repealed section 2A of the
Local Government Act 1986 The Local Government Act 1986 (c 10) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Local Government Act 1986 was passed primarily in response to the use of publicity by the Greater London Council in its attempt to prevent the passing ...
, the enactment prohibiting local authorities from 'promoting' homosexuality, in
England and Wales England and Wales () is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. It covers the constituent countries England and Wales and was formed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. The substantive law of the jurisdiction is Eng ...
. It also created the concept of " business improvement districts".


See also

*The
Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 7) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which established that the Scottish Ministers had to issue a code of conduct for councillors, and put in place mechanisms for dealing with ...
, the Act which repealed section 2A in
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.


References

* Halsbury's Statutes,


External links


The Local Government Act 2003
as amended from the National Archives.
The Local Government Act 2003
as originally enacted from the National Archives.
Explanatory notes
to the Local Government Act 2003. United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2003 2003 in LGBT history {{UK-statute-stub