Legal Definition and Related Resources of County Council

The elective bodies for the administration of the local government of the counties. See the Local Government Act, 1888

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County Council in Historical Law

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County council in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of county council.

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Policeman
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• county council in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• county council in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: County Council

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of County Council : A *local authority whose area is a *county. A county council has certain exclusive responsibilities (e.g. education, fire services, highways, and refuse disposal) and shares others (e.g. recreation, town and country planning) with the councils of the districts in its area. The *Local Government Commission for England began work in 1992 on restructuring local government areas with a view to establishing single-tier local authorities (See unitary authority), which has led to the abolition of certain county councils.