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7(1)In the M1Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 the words “where the local authority is in Greater London or a metropolitan county, the fire authority or, in any other case,” shall be inserted in sections 3(3) and 4(7) and (8) after the words “police and”, and those words shall also be inserted in sections 5(5), 10(4) and 11 before the words “the building authority”.U.K.

(2)In subsection (1) of section 17 of that Act for the definition of “building authority” there shall be substituted—

building authority” means—

(a)in England outside Greater London and the metropolitan counties, or in Wales, the district council;

(b)in Scotland, the local authority within the meaning of the Building (Scotland) Act 1959

(3)In that subsection for the definition of “local authority” there shall be substituted—

local authority” means—

(a)in Greater London, the London borough council or the Common Council of the City of London;

(b)in England, in the metropolitan counties, the district council;

(c)in England outside Greater London and the metropolitan counties, or in Wales, the county council;

(d)in Scotland, the regional or islands council;

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