Rights
Below are our 15 articles in the 'rights' category:
In addition to the Noise Act 1996, with regards to the excessive barking of dogs, there are several other Acts in place which protect your rights when it comes to potentially dangerous or ...
Adjoining neighbours can sometimes get into a dispute about the position and ownership of a particular boundary, be it a fence, wall, barrier or some other kind of boundary line. Often the disputes ...
Trees can add a great deal of splendour to a garden. They could be fruit bearing trees, a place in which to retreat to the shade and they can also add a great deal of colour to a garden. However, ...
How the noise and statutory nuisance act works in conjunction with other acts to protect you from nuisance noise. How it is the environmental health department’s responsibility to determine what does ...
How to apply for an access order to gain access to your neighbour’s land in order to repair or replace something in order to preserve it if you can’t reach an amicable agreement. What the Act covers ...
How the clean air act was introduced to ensure that we are all capable of living in a clean environment where we will not be exposed to the dangers of excessive and damaging smoke and what we need to ...
The main points of legislation and your rights under the crime and disorder act and how it was introduced to devolve more power to local authorities in an effort to reduce crime and disorder in their ...
The primary purpose of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 is to put policies in place which are aimed at combating crime and disorder within our local community. It deals with issues regarding ...
How the environmental protection act 1990 aims to keep your community safe and understanding your rights with regards to any nuisance caused by things such as noise, waste management, excess smoke, ...
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 applies to all public authorities such as local and central government, schools, universities and colleges, the police, the NHS and many other public and advisory ...
The Human Rights Act 1998 is not simply about matters of issues such as life and death, for example torture and persecution. It incorporates your rights as an ordinary citizen going about their day ...
How the local government act 2000 was established to give more power to local authority’s which had previously been the responsibility of central government and how in doing so they can best serve ...
Under the provisions of the Noise Act 1996 and other associated legislation, your local authority has a mandatory obligation to deal with any noise which is deemed to be a ‘nuisance’. It’s not ...
What you must do if you intend making any structural alterations to a party wall under the Party Wall Act 1996 or if you are planning any excavations close to a neighbouring property and what happens ...
What constitutes harassment and what action you can take if you feel you are being harassed. How a person could still be found guilty of harassment even if it was not their intention to harm or ...
