# Weeds Act 1959, Section 5: Exercise of Minister’s powers by local authority.

Extent: E+W+S

The Minister may authorise the council of any county , county boroughor metropolitan district . . . to exercise on his behalf any of the powers (other than the power to make regulations) conferred on him by this Act; and where a council is so authorised subsection (1) of section four of this Act shall have effect in relation to land in the county , county boroughor metropolitan district . . . in question as if the reference therein to a person authorised by the Minister included a reference to a person authorised by the council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/7-8/54/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/weeds-act-1959/section-5
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