Updated Legal Topic Notes

NALC has updated two of its Legal Topic Notes:

• 46 Registered Land, it has been updated to include a section on overriding interests and 
• 81 Predetermination which has minor drafting amendments but there are no substantive changes in law.

NALC produces 86 Legal Topic Notes (LTN's) they are in the members area of the NALC website. Member councils have the username and password to access the NALC members area so you can look at the notes when you need to.

Full List of NALC Legal Topic Notes as of August 7th 2014

LTN No	Subject	Published
1	Councils' Powers to Discharge their Functions	Oct 2013
2	The Chairman of Local Councils	Oct 2013
3	The powers of a parish meeting in a parish without a separate Parish Council	Apr 2011
4	The powers of a community meeting in a community without a separate Community Council	Nov 2007
5	Parish and Community Council Meetings	Oct 2013
6	Meetings of Parish Meetings	Sept 2011
7	Non-Councillor Members of Committees	Oct 2013
8	Elections	Feb 2014
9E	Handling Complaints (England)	June 2014
9W	Handling Complaints (Wales)	Feb 2013
10	Royal Visits	Mar 2013
11	Celebrations and Similar Events	Mar 2013
12	Titles of Dignity	Mar 2013
13	Policing your area	Nov 2011
14	Byelaws	Feb 2011
15	Legal Proceedings	July 2012
16	Control of Litter	Nov 2007
17	Control of Dogs	Nov 2007
18	Local Councils' Power to Provide Parking Spaces	Nov 2007
19	Unauthorised Parking on Private Lane (replaces LTN 19 - Wheelclamping)	Aug 2013
20	Markets and other Events	Nov 2007
21	Local Council help for Village Halls	Aug 2012
22	Disciplinary & Grievance Procedures Appendix - Disciplinary & Grievance Arrangements Model Template	Jan 2013
23	Health and Safety	Jan 2013
24	The Human Rights Act 1998	Apr 2011
25	Replaced by LTN 78 - The Equality Act	Jan 2013
26	Replaced by LTN 78 - The Equality Act	Jan 2013
27	Replaced by LTN 78 - The Equality Act	Jan 2013
28	Basic Charity Law	Aug 2012
29	Straying Animals	Nov 2007
30	Defamation	February 2014
31	Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972	Apr 2014
32	Local Councils and VAT	Jan 2011
33	Councillors' Allowances	Nov 2007
34	Retirement Gratuities	May 2012
35	Contracts	May 2014
36	Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977	Nov 2007
37	Freedom of Information	Aug 2009
38	Data Protection	Jan 2013
39	Copyright	May 2014
40	Local Councils' Documents and Records	Jan 2013
41	The Responsibilities of Councils as Landowners	Nov 2007
42	Occupiers Liability	Apr 2011
43	Private Access to Council Land	Apr 2011
44	Trespass to Land	Nov 2007
45	Disposal and Appropriation of Land by Local Councils	Nov 2012
46	Registered Land	Aug 2014
47	Easements	Apr 2011
48	The Difference between Leases and Licenses	Oct 2010
49	Business Tenancies	Oct 2010
50	The Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995	Oct 2010
51	Agricultural Holdings Act 1986	Nov 2007
52	Temporary Use of Allotment Land APPENDIX - Temporary Use of Allotment Land	Nov 2012
53	Protection of Common Land	Apr 2011
54	Protection of Ownerless Common Land	Nov 2007
55	Claiming Ownerless Land	Nov 2007
56	The Provision of Play and Sports Equipment on Village Greens	Nov 2007
57	Easements over Common Land and Village Greens	Apr 2011
58	Planning	July 2012
59	The Rights of Local Councils to be notified of Planning Applications and Decisions	July 2012
60	Copies of Planning Documents	July 2012
61	The Status of Parish Town and Community Councils at Public Enquiries	July 2012
62	Planning Control over Agricultural Land and Buildings	July 2012
63	Planning and Building Control Enforcement	Nov 2007
64	Tombstones and Memorials	May 2014
65	Closed Churchyards and Disused Burial Grounds	June 2014
66	Nuisance (Public and Statutory)	Nov 2007
67	Nuisance (Private)	Nov 2007
68	Negligence	Nov 2007
69	ASBOs and Harassment	Jan 2013
70	Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005	Nov 2007
71	Naming and Numbering of Streets	Nov 2007
72	Highways	Jul 2012
73	Community Governance Reviews	Jul 2008
74	Alternative names and styles for parish councils	Jul 2008
75	Lease Negotiations	Jul 2012
76	Energy performance requirements	May 2014
77	Public Rights of Way	Jun 2014
78	The Equality Act 2010	Jan 2013
79	Staff Pensions	Apr 2014
80	Members' conduct and the registration and disclosure interests (England)	Nov 2012
81	Predetermination	Aug-2014
82	Compulsory Purchase orders	Jul 2012
83	Neighbourhood Planning	Jul 2012
84	The Community Right to Challenge (England)	Jan 2013
85	The Community Right to Nominate and Bid for Assets of Community Value (England)	Jan 2013
86	The Disclosure and Barring Service	Oct 2013