Part III.—Administration of Law
Local Supervision
Definition and Powers of Local Authority
C267 Definition of local authority. C1
The local authority for the purposes of this Act, shall be—
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In the city of London, except as hereafter in this section mentioned, the court of the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the said city; and
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In a metropolitan county, the F7fire and rescue authority; and
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In any harbour within the jurisdiction of a harbour authority, whether situate or not within the jurisdiction of any local authority, before in this section mentioned, the harbour authority, to the exclusion of any other local authority; and
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