Special adaptations applying to the County of London.
23(1)References in any other enactment to the Metropolitan Asylum District or to an asylum district, shall be construed as references to the county of London, and references in any other enactment to the Metropolitan Asylum Managers or Metropolitan Asylums Board, or to an asylum board or managers of an asylum district constituted under the Poor Law Act, 1927, or under any enactment repealed by that Act, shall be construed as references to the London County Council.
(2)References in any enactment to asylums or hospitals under the Metropolitan Poor Act, 1867, or. provided by the Metropolitan Asylum Managers or by an asylum board, shall be construed as references to asylums and hospitals provided for the county of London under the Poor Law Act, 1927, or any enactment repealed by that Act.
24In the application to the county of London of—
(a)the Births and Deaths Registration Acts, 1836 to 1926;
(b)the Vaccination Acts, 1867 to 1907;
(c)the Valuation (Metropolis) Act. 1869, and any enactment thereby applied to the county of London or amending that Act; and
(d)any rule, regulation, byelaw, order or award made under any Act or enactment mentioned in this paragraph;
references therein to any of the terms mentioned in the first column of the following table shall be construed as references to the terms mentioned in the second column thereof.
| Reference. | Adaptation. |
|---|---|
| Board of guardians | Common council and council of a metropolitan borough. |
| Clerk to the guardians | Town clerk of the city of London or metropolitan borough, or such other officer as may for the purpose be appointed or designated by the council. |
| Common fund of the union or fund of the board of guardians for a single parish. | Fund out of which the general expenses of the common council or council of a metropolitan borough are payable. |
| Guardian—as an individual | Member of the common council or council of a metropolitan borough. |
| Guardians—as a corporate body. | Common council and council of a metropolitan borough. |
| Poor law union | City of London or metropolitan borough. |
| Union or other area for which a board of guardians are elected. | City of London or metropolitan borough. |
25The last foregoing paragraph shall not affect the construction of the words " guardians and officers of guardians" in section five of the Vaccination Act, 1871, or of the words " medical officer of any board of guardians " in section thirteen of that Act.