Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33)

N.I. Meaning of particular words and phrases

44 Definitions for local government purposes. N.I.

In an enactment the expression—

• “borough” when used in relation to local government, shall mean a municipal borough, F1 ... ;

• [F2 “chairman”, when used in relation to a district council, shall include a mayor or lord mayor, and “vice-chairman”, when so used, shall include a deputy mayor or deputy lord mayor;

• “councillor” shall include an alderman;

• “district”, when used in relation to local government, shall mean a local government district within the meaning of section 1 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972M1 and shall include a district which is a borough;

• “district council” shall mean the council of a district;]

• [F3 “district rate” means a rate made by a district council under the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977M2 ;]

• [F2 “local government auditor” shall mean [F4 the person] [F5 designated] as such under [F6 Article 4 of the Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005];]

• “municipal borough” shall mean any [F7 district for which a charter of incorporation of inhabitants, or a charter designating the district a borough, is in force, and shall include a borough which is a city];

• Definition rep. by SI 1999/663

F1 SI 1999/663

F2 1972 c. 9 (NI)

F3 1977 NI 28

F4 Words in s. 44 substituted (2.6.2014) by Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 8), ss. 110(1), 129 (with s. 124(4)); S.R. 2014/153, art. 2, Sch. 1

F5 2003 NI 5

F6 S. 44: words in definition of "local government auditor" substituted (1.4.2006) by Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1968 (N.I. 18)), arts. 1(2), 28(1); S.R. 2006/151, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 4)

F7 1972 c. 9 (NI)

Marginal Citations

M1 1972 c. 9 (NI)

M2 1977 NI 28