The Essex Act 1987 is a local Act of Parliament

Act of Parliament

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 (citation 1987 c. xx) that has been put into effect in the former shire county

Shire county

A non-metropolitan county, or shire county, is a county-level entity in England that is not a metropolitan county. The counties typically have populations of 300,000 to 1.4 million. The term shire county is, however, an unofficial usage. Many of the non-metropolitan counties bear historic names...

 of Essex

Essex

Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...

 as it was at the time the legislation

Legislation

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 was passed in 1987 (i.e. Thurrock

Thurrock

Thurrock is a unitary authority with borough status in the English ceremonial county of Essex. It is part of the London commuter belt and an area of regeneration within the Thames Gateway redevelopment zone. The local authority is Thurrock Council....

 and Southend

Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea is a unitary authority area, town, and seaside resort in Essex, England. The district has Borough status, and comprises the towns of Chalkwell, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, North Shoebury, Prittlewell, Shoeburyness, Southchurch, Thorpe Bay, and Westcliff-on-Sea. The district is situated...

 are within the remit of the Act - what is now the entire ceremonial county).

The most notable clause

Clause

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 in the law is section 6, allowing the prohibition of parking on grass verges.

External links

• http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/localact1987/pdf/ukla_19870020_en.pdf