{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-etc-miscellaneous-provision-no-5-order-1974/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-etc-miscellaneous-provision-no-5-order-1974/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1974/2044",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provision) (No. 5) Order 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-etc-miscellaneous-provision-no-5-order-1974",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Miscellaneous amendments of public general Acts",
  "text": "(1) In the Water Act 1945, in Schedule 1 (procedure for making orders)—\n(a) in paragraphs 3(i) and 12(i), for “county or district comprised wholly or partly in the area affected by the order” there shall be substituted “county or district affected by the order”;\n(b) in paragraphs 4 and 13, for “counties and districts comprised wholly or partly in the area affected by the order” there shall be substituted “counties and districts affected by the order”; and\n(c) paragraphs 10 and 19 (which define “area affected by the order”) are hereby repealed.\n(2) In the Water Act 1958, in Schedule 1 (procedure for making orders), for sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 1, other than item (c) thereof, there shall be substituted—\n“(2) The applicants shall also cause a notice of the application to be published—\n(a) in one or more local newspapers circulating within that part of the limits of supply of the applicants which would be affected by the order,\n(b) in one or more local newspapers circulating within that part of the limits of supply of any other statutory water undertakers which would be affected by the order, and”.\n(3) In the London Government Act 1963, in section 21(1) (councils of London boroughs to be local authorities for housing purposes) and in paragraph 14 of Schedule 8 (application of the Small Dwellings Act 1899 to the London boroughs and the City of London), for “county borough”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “district”.\n(4) In the Road Traffic Act 1972, section 38(4) and Schedule 2 are hereby repealed.\n(5) In the Road Traffic Act 1974, section 8(2)(a) and (c) are hereby repealed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/2044/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:20:11.911263+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}