If you act without a warrant, you can get a penalty. This penalty is part of a law called the Local Government Act 1974. The penalty for acting without a warrant was repealed on 1 July 2003 by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002, which you can find on the legislation website. You can no longer get this penalty because it was repealed. The repeal happened because of a change made by the Local Government Act 2002.

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Government and voting > Local councils

710: Authority to act, or

"What gives councils the power to make decisions, now replaced by a new law"

712: Resignations from office, or

"How to quit a local government job is now covered by a different law."

Part 45Miscellaneous provisions
General provisions

711Penalty for acting without warrant (Repealed)

Notes

Section 711: repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).