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Section 7 Provisions in relation to parishes extended to townships, &c. Manner of giving notice of vestries and meetings in special cases.C1

England and Wales

Provided always, that all provisions, authorities, and directions in this Act contained in relation to parishes shall extend and be construed to extend to all townships, vills, and places having separate overseers of the poor, and maintaining their poor separately; and that all the directions and regulations herein contained in regard to vestries shall extend and be applied to all meetings which may by law be holden of the inhabitants of any parish, township, vill, or place, for any of the purposes in this Act expressed; and that the notices by this Act required to be given of every vestry may, in places in which there is or shall be no parish church or chapel, or where there shall not be divine service in such church or chapel, be given and published in such manner as notices of the like nature shall have been there usually given and published, or as shall be most effectual for communicating the same to the inhabitants of every such parish, township, vill, or place respectively.

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C1

Reference to overseers of the poor to be construed as reference to rating authority: Rating and Valuation Act 1925 (c. 90), s. 62(3)

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F1

Act repealed (Provinces of Canterbury and York except Channel Islands and Isle of Man) (1.6.1992) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1992 (No. 1), s. 17(2), Sch. 4 Pt.I;Instrument dated 27.5.1992 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York

F2

Act repealed (Provinces of Canterbury and York except Channel Islands and Isle of Man) (1.6.1992) by Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1992 (No. 1), s. 17(2), Sch. 4 Pt.I;Instrument dated 27.5.1992 made by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York