Preliminary
39Precepting and precepted authorities
(1)Each of the following is a major precepting authority for the purposes of this Part, namely—
(a)a county council;
(b)a metropolitan county police authority;
(c)the Northumbria Police Authority;
(d)a metropolitan county fire and civil defence authority;
(e)the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority; and
(f)the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.
(2)Each of the following is a local precepting authority for the purposes of this Part, namely—
(a)the sub-treasurer of the Inner Temple;
(b)the under-treasurer of the Middle Temple;
(c)a parish or community council;
(d)the chairman of a parish meeting; and
(e)charter trustees.
(3)A precept may only be issued to an appropriate billing authority.
(4)If the whole or part of a billing authority’s area falls within a precepting authority’s area, it is an appropriate billing authority in relation to the precepting authority to the extent of the area which so falls.