Local Government Act 1958

Local Government Act 1958
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make further provision, as respects England and Wales, with respect to grants to local or police authorities, with respect to the rating of industrial and freight-transport hereditaments and of transport, electricity and gas authorities, with respect to the making of changes in the area, name, status and functions of local authorities, and with respect to local government finance and elections; to amend the law in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland as to the making by trustees of loans to local and other authorities; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Citation	6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 55
Introduced by	Henry Brooke
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	23 July 1958
Commencement	23 July 1958
Other legislation
Amends	Local Government_Act 1933;
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1948; Trustee Investments Act 1961; London Government Act 1963; Police Act 1964; Police Act 1996; General Rate Act 1967; Local Government (Termination of Reviews) Act 1967; Children and Young Persons Act 1969; Local Authority Social Services Act 1970; Courts Act 1971; Housing Finance Act 1972; Gas Act 1972; Local Government Act 1972; Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974; Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1975; Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978; Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993; Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004;
Status: Partially repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Local Government Act 1958 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Local Government Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 55) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom affecting local government in England and Wales outside London. Among its provisions it included the establishment of Local Government Commissions to review the areas and functions of local authorities, and introduced new procedures for carrying these into action.