3U.K.In paragraph (3) of section 67 of the M1Explosives Act 1875 (local authorities for the purposes of that Act) after the words “Outside Greater London” there shall be inserted the words “and a metropolitan county” and after that paragraph there shall be inserted—
“(3A)In a metropolitan county, the fire authority; and”
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4U.K.In section 2(1) of the M2Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 (local authorities granting petroleum licences) for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—
“(a)in Greater London or a metropolitan county, the fire authority;”
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5U.K.M3The functions of a local authority under section 73 of the Public Health Act 1961 (derelict petroleum tanks) shall be functions—
(a)in Greater London or a metropolitan county, of the [F1fire and rescue authority] ;
(b)elsewhere, of the county council,
and references in that section, and in the provisions of that Act applied by it, to a local authority shall be construed accordingly.
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F1Words in Sch. 11 para. 5(a) substituted (1.10.2004 except in relation to W., 10.11.2004 for W.) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 1 para. 61; S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2; S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2
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6U.K.In section 9 of the M4Celluloid and Cinematograph Film Act 1922 at the end of the definition of “local authority” there shall be inserted the words “and in a metropolitan county means the fire authority”.
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