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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statute-law-repeals-act-1976/schedule-1/part-XII",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1976/16",
  "legislation_title": "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/statute-law-repeals-act-1976",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/XII",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "XII",
  "heading": "Obsolete Councils in England and Wales",
  "text": "Chapter\nShort title\nExtent of repeal\n13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 18.\nWar Memorials (Local Authorities’ Powers) Act 1923.\nIn section 4, the words “county borough, metropolitan” and the words “or other borough, or of an urban”.\n1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 46.\nPhysical Training and Recreation Act 1937.\nIn section 9, the words “county borough, metropolitan” and the word “county” in the expression “county district”.\n1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 70.\nAgriculture Act 1937.\nIn section 32, in the definition of “Local authority” the words “metropolitan” and “county borough” and the word “county” in the expression “county district”.\n2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 73.\nHousing (Emergency Powers) Act 1939.\nIn section 3(1A), the words “county boroughs and county” and “metropolitan”.\n4 & 5 Geo. 6. c. 41.\nLandlord and Tenant (War Damage) (Amendment) Act 1941.\nIn section 1(10), in the definition of “local authority”, the words “metropolitan” and “the council of a county borough” and the word “county” in the expression “county district”.\n5 & 6 Geo. 6. c. 9.\nRestoration of Pre-War Trade Practices Act 1942.\nIn section 11(1), in the definition of “local authority”, the words “county borough, county” and “metropolitan”.\n8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 43.\nRequisitioned Land and War Works Act 1945.\nIn section 59(1), in the definition of “local authority” the words “county borough, metropolitan” and the word “county” in the expression “county district”.\n12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 84.\nWar Damaged Sites Act 1949.\nIn section 17(1), in the definition of “local authority”, the words “metropolitan borough, county” and the word “county” in the expression “county district”.\n1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 26.\nLocal Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953.\nIn section 18(1), the words “county borough, metropolitan” and the word “county” in the expression “county district”.\n1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 37.\nRegistration Service Act 1953.\nIn section 21(2)(b), the word “metropolitan”.\n3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 18.\nArmy Act 1955.\nIn section 163, the words “county borough, county” and “metropolitan”.\n3 & 4 Eliz. 2. c. 19.\nAir Force Act 1955.\nIn section 163, the words “county borough, county” and “metropolitan”.\n6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 34.\nLitter Act 1958.\nIn section 1(2), the words “county borough, metropolitan”, and the words “non-county borough, urban district, rural”.\n7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 53.\nTown and Country Planning Act 1959.\nIn section 27, in subsection (3)(a) the words “county borough” and “metropolitan” and in subsection (3)(b) the word “county” in both places.\n10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 36.\nLocal Authorities (Historic Buildings) Act 1962.\nIn section 1(4), the words “county borough, metropolitan” and the word “county” in the expression “county district”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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