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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Outside Greater London F3and a metropolitan county, the council of a county F4or county borough; 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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