Byelaws
A byelaw is a "rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs".
The power and procedure to make byelaws is provided by government legislation and all byelaws must be confirmed (approved) by the Secretary of State of the relevant government department unless statute specifies otherwise.
Breaching a byelaw is a criminal offence and an offender may be prosecuted in the Magistrates' Court or in some instances, as an alternative to prosecution, issued with a fixed penalty notice.
Amenity Land
Section-23-Housing-Act-1985 [398.92KB]
Buildings
Building Byelaw Public Health Act 1936 C [325.31KB]
Building Byelaws Public Health Act 1936 - Section 1 [7.26MB]
Building Byelaws Public Health Act 1936 - Section 2 [6.92MB]
Building Byelaws Public Health Act 1936 - Section 3 [6.67MB]
Building Byelaws Public Health Act 1936 - Section 4 [6.61MB]
Building Byelaws Public Health Act 1936 - Section 5 [6.99MB]
Building Byelaws Section 61 Public Health Act 1936 B [577.73KB]
Building Byelaws Section 61 Public Health Act 1936 D [4.72MB]
Dogs
Dog Fouling Act 1996 [848.48KB]
Section 10 Tyne and Wear Act 1980 [94.9KB]
Employment of Children
Children Act 1972 Employment of Children Byelaw [206.66KB]
Good Rule and Governance
Section 235 Local Government Act 1972 [231.88KB]
Hackney Carriages
Hackney Carriages Byelaw [571.2KB]
Public Libraries and Museums
Section 19 Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 [567.44KB]
Straw and Stubble Burning
S235 Local Government Act 1972 Nuisances [367.12KB]
S235 Local Government Act 1972 Straw and Stubble Burning [547.52KB]
Tattoo, Piercing, Acupuncture, and Electrolysis
Section 14(7) and 15(7) Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 Skin Piercing [3.8MB]