# Local Government Act 1972, Paragraph 27


(1) The powers conferred on certain authorities by the enactments to which this paragraph applies shall be exercisable not only by those authorities, but also by all local authorities within the meaning of this Act, whether or not they are local authorities for the purposes of the Public Health Acts 1875 to 1925, and references in those enactments to an urban authority or a local authority shall be construed accordingly.
(2) This paragraph applies to the following enactments, that is to say—
(a) section 164 of the Public Health Act 1875;
(b) section 44 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1890;
(c) Part VI of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907, as amended by Part VI of the Public Health Act 1925.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/schedule/14/paragraph/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/schedule-14/paragraph-27
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