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A by-law (bye-law, by(e)law, by(e) law), is a set of rules or law established by an organization or community so as to regulate itself, as allowed or provided for by some higher authority. The higher authority, generally a legislature or some other government body, establishes the degree of control that the by-laws may exercise.
The Local Government Board, established in 1871, issued the first model bye-laws in 1877/78. [7] Urban authorities either adopted them or wrote their own versions adapted to local conditions. By 1930 when the first slum clearance measures were introduced there was a marked contrast between the residual stock of pre-regulation houses and the ...
As a result the physical construction of the houses varied dramatically; everything from the width of the street frontage to the spacing of the windows was different from terrace to terrace. Other small differences set some terraces apart from others, such as the presence of a cellar or a small 6 ft deep front garden to separate the house from ...
A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for construction objects such as buildings and non-building structures. Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission , usually from a local council.
Local councils have powers to make byelaws under various Acts of Parliament. The power to make byelaws "for the good rule and government" of their area, granted by the Local Government Act 1972, appears to be very sweeping, however this power is greatly limited by the restriction that it cannot be used in connection with anything already covered under other legislation.
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The search for missing hiker Susan Lane-Fournier, 61, took a tragic turn after her body was found over the weekend in Welches, Oregon, an unincorporated community at the base of Mount Hood.
The Tamil Nadu (Added Territories) Extension of Laws Act, 1964; The Tamil Nadu (Added Territory) Extension of Laws Act, 1961; The Tamil Nadu (Additional Assessment and Additional Water-Cess) Act, 1963; The Tamil Nadu (Compulsory Censorship of Film Publicity Materials) Act, 1987; The Tamil Nadu (Transferred Territory) Extension of Laws Act, 1957