Part IGeneral
Chapter IIILocal education authorities
The authorities
12Local education authorities and their areas
1
The local education authority for a county in England having a county council is the county council.
2
The local education authority for a district in England which is not in a county having a county council is the district council.
3
The local education authority for a London borough is the borough council.
4
The local education authority for the City of London (which for the purposes of this Act shall be treated as including the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple) is the Common Council of the City of London (in their capacity as a local authority).
5
As respects Wales—
a
the local education authority for a county is the county council; and
b
the local education authority for a county borough is the county borough council.
6
Any reference in this Act to the area of a local education authority shall be construed in accordance with the preceding provisions of this section.