# Local Government Act 1972, Paragraph 4


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, in any enactment or instrument to which paragraph 1 above applies—
(a) any reference to a specified officer of a local authority shall be construed as a reference to the proper officer of a local authority;
(b) any reference to a specified officer of a county council shall be construed as a reference to the proper officer of a county council;
(c) any reference to a specified officer of a borough or of the council of a county district (whether referred to as such or as the council of a borough or urban or rural district) shall be construed as a reference to the proper officer of a district council;
(d) any reference to a specified officer of a rural parish (whether referred to as such or as a parish) shall be construed as a reference to the proper officer of a parish or community council, as the case may be.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) above shall not apply in any case where the reference is to any officer of a specified local authority which ceases to exist by virtue of section 1 or 20 of this Act, and shall not apply to any reference in any enactment to an officer specified in section 112(4) above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70/schedule/29/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1972/schedule-29/paragraph-4
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