SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11 Police and Fire Services

Section 37.

Police

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Fire services

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In section 4 of the said Act of 1947 for the words “the council of every county” there shall be substituted the words “the council of every non-metropolitan county”.

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In the M1Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act 1865 the references to the Metropolitan Board of Works (which, by virtue of section 48(3) of the M2London Government Act 1963, are to be construed as references to the Greater London Council) shall be construed as references to F5the London Fire Commissioner.

Explosives, petroleum etc.

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In paragraph (3) of section 67 of the M3Explosives Act 1875 (local authorities for the purposes of that Act) after the words “Outside Greater London” there shall be inserted the words “and a metropolitan county” and after that paragraph there shall be inserted—

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In a metropolitan county, the fire authority; and

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In section 2(1) of the M4Petroleum (Consolidation) Act 1928 (local authorities granting petroleum licences) for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—

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in Greater London or a metropolitan county, the fire authority;

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M5The functions of a local authority under section 73 of the Public Health Act 1961 (derelict petroleum tanks) shall be functions—

a

in Greater London or a metropolitan county, of the F2fire and rescue authority ;

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elsewhere, of the county council,

and references in that section, and in the provisions of that Act applied by it, to a local authority shall be construed accordingly.

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In section 9 of the M6Celluloid and Cinematograph Film Act 1922 at the end of the definition of “local authority” there shall be inserted the words “and in a metropolitan county means the fire authority”.