Immediate response required before 25/4/2011
Calling all members, this will affect you and future allotment sites, you need to act now!
Communities and Local Government website states “Local authorities are bound by statute. Their functions are set out in numerous Acts of Parliament and many of these functions have associated legal duties.
The duties on local authorities have accumulated over the years with successive pieces of legislation. While some duties remain vital, others may no longer be needed or may create unnecessary burdens or restrictions on local authorities. To address this, the Government is carrying out a wide ranging review to establish for the first time, a full picture of the duties placed on local authorities by central government. Your views are invited on which duties are essential and should remain, and which are no longer needed and could be removed. The aim is to give local authorities freedom to operate in a way that meets local needs and priorities”.
As we all know, allotments are a major community resource and we need to keep the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 Section 23 in place....
Duty of certain councils to provide allotments.
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(1) If the council of any borough, urban district, or parish are of opinion that there is a demand for allotments . . . in the borough, urban district, or parish, . . . the council shall provide a sufficient number of allotments, and shall let such allotments to persons . . . resident in the borough, district, or parish, and desiring to take the same.
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(2) On a representation in writing to the council of any borough, urban district, or parish, by any six registered parliamentary electors or persons who are liable to pay an amount in respect of council tax resident in the borough, urban district, or parish, that the circumstances of the borough, urban district, or parish are such that it is the duty of the council to take proceedings under this Part of this Act therein, the council shall take such representation into consideration.
This piece of legislation is intended to ensure that Local Authorities provide sufficient number of allotments for those in their area that want one.
please follow the link to see how you can help!
http://www.nsalg.org.uk/index.php
