SCHEDULEBodies to which this Act Applies
1The bodies to which in England and Wales this Act applies are—
(a)local authorities within the meaning of the Local Government Act, 1933, or the London Government Act, 1939, the Common Council of the City of London and the Council of the Isles of Scilly, and joint boards or joint committees constituted to discharge functions of any two or more of those bodies;
(b)the parish meetings of rural parishes;
(c)the Metropolitan Water Board, and joint boards and joint committees constituted by or under any Act for the purposes of water supply, and consisting of or including representatives of local authorities within the meaning of the Local Government Act, 1933;
(d)education committees (including joint education committees) constituted under Part II, and divisional executives constituted under Part III of the First Schedule to the Education Act, 1944;
(e)bodies constituted in accordance with regulations made under subsection (4) of section twenty-two of the National Health Service Act, 1946;
(f)regional hospital boards constituted under section eleven of the said Act of 1946;
(g)executive councils constituted under section thirty-one of the said Act of 1946, but only so far as regards the exercise of their executive functions;
(h)bodies not mentioned above but having, within the meaning of the Public Works Loans Act, 1875, power to levy a rate (other than police authorities).
2The bodies to which in Scotland this Act applies are—
(a)local authorities within the meaning of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1947, and joint boards or joint committees (other than joint police committees constituted under the Police (Scotland) Act, 1956) constituted to discharge functions of any two or more such local authorities;
(b)local water authorities within the meaning of the Water (Scotland) Act, 1946;
(c)education committees constituted as provided in section one hundred and eight of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1947;
(d)regional hospital boards constituted under section eleven of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act, 1947;
(e)executive councils constituted under section thirty-two of the said Act of 1947, but only so far as regards the exercise of their executive functions;
(f)bodies not mentioned in the foregoing sub-paragraphs but having, within the meaning of the Public Works Loans Act. 1875, power to levy a rate.
Table of Statutes referred to in this Act
| Short Title | Session and Chapter |
|---|---|
| Public Works Loans Act, 1875 | 38 & 39 Vict. c. 89. |
| Local Authorities (Admission of the Press to Meetings) Act, 1908. | 8 Edw. 7. c. 43. |
| Local Government Act, 1933 | 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 51. |
| London Government Act, 1939 | 2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 40. |
| Education Act, 1944 | 7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 31. |
| Water (Scotland) Act, 1946 | 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 42. |
| Education (Scotland) Act, 1946 | 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 72. |
| National Health Service Act, 1946 | 9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 81. |
| National Health Service (Scotland) Act, 1947 | 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 27. |
| Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1947 | 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 43. |
| Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act, 1949 | 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 94. |
| Defamation Act, 1952 | 15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 66. |
| Police (Scotland) Act, 1956 | 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 26. |