Paragraph 4 The Civil Defence Act 1948 (12 & 13 Geo. 6, c.5)

In section 9(1), in the definition of “local authority”, there shall be substituted for the words from “any authority” to “rate” the following words–

“(a)

a charging authority, a precepting authority, a combined police authority or a combined fire authority, as defined in section 144 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988;

(b)

a levying body within the meaning of section 74 of that Act; and

(c)

a body as regards which section 75 of that Act applies,”.