The council is not allowed to create a nuisance. You need to know that a nuisance is something that bothers or harms people. A law called the Local Government Act 1974 has a part about this, but the part that says the council is not allowed to create a nuisance is no longer in effect.

This part of the law was repealed, which means it was removed, on 1 November 1989, by section 25(1) of the Local Government Amendment Act (No 2) 1989. The council has to follow other laws now. This change happened a long time ago, so it does not affect the council's actions today.

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241: Government works not to be interfered with, or

"Don't touch or damage things built or owned by the government"

243: Protection of permanent reference marks, or

"Safeguarding important survey markers"

Part 15Works of councils

242Council not authorised to create nuisance (Repealed)

Notes

Section 242: repealed, on 1 November 1989, by section 25(1) of the Local Government Amendment Act (No 2) 1989 (1989 No 29).