London Government Act 1963

PART II General Modifications of Representation of the People Acts

21 References in the Representation of the People Acts to a metropolitan borough, metropolitan borough council or metropolitan borough councillor shall until 1st April 1965 be construed as including, and on and after that date be construed as, references respectively to a London borough, London borough council or London borough councilor:

Provided that this paragraph shall not affect the construction of any reference in Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1948 or any Order in Council under the House of Gammons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949.

22 References in the Representation of the People Act 1949, the Local Government Elections Act 1956 and the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1958 to a county (other than in the phrase “county constituency ”), county council or county councilor shall be construed as including references respectively to Greater London, the Greater London Council or councillors of the Greater London Council.

23 References in the said Acts of 1949 and 1956 in relation to elections of county councillors to an electoral division shall be construed in relation to elections of councilors of the Greater London Council as including references to an electoral area.

24 The three last foregoing paragraphs shall have effect subject to any specific provision contained in Part III of this Schedule and, so far as they modify the local elections rules in Schedule 2 to the said Act of 1949, to the provisions of rules under paragraph 13 or 14 of this Schedule.