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The legal framework of local authorities / Acquisition of powers / Local authority areas and status / The administrative machinery of local authorities / Acquisition, appropriation, disposal and development of land / By-laws / Best value and competition / Tort, contracts and criminal liability / Central control of local authorities / Judicial control of local authorities and legal proceedings by and against local authorities / Local elections / Local authority finance / The grant system / Non-domestic rates / Council tax / Highways / Housing / Public health / Education / Health & social services / Planning & urban regeneration / Recreational services / Police, fire and civil defence services / Food, drugs and poisons, shops, consumer protection / Water / Local land charges / Burials and cremation / Miscellaneous powers duties and services / Allocation of principal functions / Principal powers and duties of parish and community councils