Part II General Functions and Procedure

General local authority provisions

C1C275 Provisions of 1972 Act relating to documents, notices etc.

1

For the purposes of the provisions of the M1Local Government Act 1972 specified in subsection (2) below, the Authority shall be treated as if it were a local authority which is a principal council and the Mayor shall be treated as if he were the chairman of such an authority.

2

The provisions are—

a

section 224 (arrangements by principal councils for custody of documents);

b

section 225 (deposit of documents with proper officer of authority etc);

c

section 228 (inspection of documents);

d

section 229 (photographic copies of documents);

e

section 230 (reports and returns);

f

section 231 (service of notices on local authorities etc);

g

section 232 (public notices);

h

section 233 (service of notices by local authorities);

i

section 234 (authentication of documents).

3

In the application of any enactment in relation to the Authority by virtue of subsection (1) above, any reference to the proper officer shall be taken as a reference to the proper officer of the Authority, within the meaning of this Act.