# Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, Section 44: Definitions for local government purposes.

Extent: N.I.

In an enactment the expression—
“borough” when used in relation to local government, shall mean a municipal borough, ... ;
“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) 1972 and shall include a district which is a borough;
“district council” shall mean the council of a district;
“district rate” means a rate made by a district council under the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977;
“local government auditor” shall mean the person designated as such under Article 4 of the Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005;
“municipal borough” shall mean any 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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1954/33/section/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/interpretation-act-northern-ireland-1954/section-44
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