# Lieutenancies Act 1997, Paragraph 2


The counties in England for the purposes of this Act are—
(a) Greater London (excluding the City of London);
(b) the areas which are to be regarded as counties for those purposes by virtue of paragraph 3; and
(c) any other areas in England which are counties for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1972.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/23/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lieutenancies-act-1997/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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