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Local Government Act 1972

Public General Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Local Government Act 1972

Summary

Local Government Act 1972 is a Public General Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of public_general_act_of_the_parliament_of_the_united_kingdom entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Local Government Act 1972 is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Local Government Act 1972's instance of is recorded as Public General Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom[4].
  • Local Government Act 1972's language of work or name is recorded as English[5].
  • Local Government Act 1972's legislated by is recorded as Parliament of the United Kingdom[6].
  • Local Government Act 1972's publication date is recorded as +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Local Government Act 1972's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03h70c[8].
  • Local Government Act 1972's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972[9].
  • Local Government Act 1972's main subject is recorded as local government[10].
  • Local Government Act 1972's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/contents[11].
  • Local Government Act 1972's document file on Wikimedia Commons is recorded as Local Government Act 1972 (UKPGA 1972-70 qp).pdf[12].
  • Local Government Act 1972's document file on Wikimedia Commons is recorded as Local Government Act 1972 (UKPGA 1972-70).pdf[13].
  • Local Government Act 1972's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • Local Government Act 1972's legal citation of this text is recorded as 1972 c. 70[15].
  • Local Government Act 1972's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Local-Government-Act-United-Kingdom-1972-effective-1974[16].
  • Local Government Act 1972's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "An Act to make provision with respect to local government and the functions of local authorities in England and Wales; to amend Part II of the Transport Act 1968; to confer rights of appeal in respect of decisions relating to licences under the Home Counties (Music and Dancing) Licensing Act 1926; to make further provision with respect to magistrates' courts committees; to abolish certain inferior courts of record; and for connected purposes."}[17].
  • Local Government Act 1972's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Local Government Act 1972'}[18].
  • Local Government Act 1972's parliamentary term is recorded as 2nd session of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom[19].
  • Local Government Act 1972's repeals is recorded as Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844[20].
  • Local Government Act 1972's repeals is recorded as Burial Act 1860[21].
  • Local Government Act 1972's legislation.gov.uk ID is recorded as ukpga/1972/70[22].
  • Local Government Act 1972's UK Parliament thesaurus ID is recorded as 384016[23].
  • Local Government Act 1972's UK Parliament ID is recorded as qDNepCjs[24].
  • Local Government Act 1972's date of promulgation is recorded as +1972-10-26T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Local Government Act 1972's UK Archival Thesaurus ID is recorded as f6/mt605/3363/4747/21806/17640[26].

Why It Matters

Local Government Act 1972 ranks in the top 3% of public_general_act_of_the_parliament_of_the_united_kingdom entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . legislation.gov.uk. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Local Government Act 1972. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Local Government Act 1972. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Local Government Act 1972. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . legislation.gov.uk. legislation.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Local Government Act 1972. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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