The Local Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provision) Order 1977

Miscellaneous amendments of public general and other Acts and instruments

4.—(1) In the Education Act 1944, in section 114(1), in the definition of “local education authority” as amended by article 3(22) of the Local Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provision) (No. 2) Order 1974(1), for the words following “save as aforesaid, means” there shall be substituted—

“in relation to a non-metropolitan county, the council of the county, and

in relation to a metropolitan district, the council of the district”.

In the said Act, in section 118 (Application to Isles of Scilly), for “a separate county” there shall be substituted “a separate non-metropolitan county”.

(2) In the Representation of the People Act 1949, in section 23, in subsection (7) (postal voting) as amended by the Local Government Act 1958 and the Representation of the People Act 1969, for “rural borough or parish councillors” there shall be substituted “parish or community councillors”.

(3) In the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965, in section 27 (acquiring authority to make good deficiency in rates), in subsection (4), the words preceding “the amount” shall be omitted.

(4) In the Town and Country Planning Act 1971, in section 290(1), in the definition of “authority possessing compulsory purchase powers”—

after “parish council” there shall be inserted “, community council”; and

after “on whose behalf a” there shall be inserted “district council or”.

(5) In the Isles of Scilly (Local Education Authority) Order 1945, for article 1 other than the proviso thereto there shall be substituted—

“1.   The Education Act 1944 shall apply to the Isles of Scilly as if those Isles were a separate non-metropolitan county:”.

(6) The following regulations, namely—

The Local Government (Alteration of Areas) (Notices) Regulations 1934(2)

The Local Authorities (Sinking Funds) Regulations 1967(3), are hereby revoked.

(1)

(1974 I, p. 2359).

(2)

(Rev. XII, p. 453:1934 I, p. 242).

(3)

(1967 I, p. 1371).