Part III

Miscellaneous and General

Supplementary provisions

Interpretation.
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1
In this Act “the principal Act” means the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 and “the principal Scottish Act” means the Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937.
1A
The local authorities for the purposes of Parts I and III of this Act shall be the councils of counties (other than metropolitan counties
of county boroughs,
), of metropolitan districts and of London boroughs and the Common Council of the City of London.
2
References in this Act to any enactment are references thereto as amended and include references thereto as applied, by any other enactment including, except where the context otherwise requires, any enactment contained in this Act.
1933 c. 12.
1937 c. 37.
S. 63(1A) inserted (1.4.1981) by Child Care Act 1980 (c. 5), s. 89, Sch. 5 para. 18
Words in s. 63(1A) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 22(4), Sch. 10 para. 4(2) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 para. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch. 1
Pt. III (except s. 56) amended (E.W.) by Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42), s. 2(1), Sch. 1