SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8 Miscellaneous Functions

Animals

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In section 5 of the M1Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925—

a

in subsection (1), in the definition of “local authority”—

i

for the words “county borough” there shall be substituted the words “London borough”; and

ii

for the words “other area, the council of the county” there shall be substituted the words “county or metropolitan district, the council of the county or district”; and

b

in subsection (3) for the words after “defrayed” there shall be substituted the words “, in the case of the council of a county, out of the county fund, and in the case of the council of a metropolitan district or London borough, out of the general rate fund.”

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In section 50(2) of the M2Animal Health Act 1981 for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted—

b

as respects a non-metropolitan county, the county council,

c

as respects a metropolitan district, the district council,