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Parish Councils Act 1957

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8Powers to be exercisable without reference to county council

(1)Every parish council shall be a local authority for the purposes of the Open Spaces Act, 1906, whether or not invested with the powers of that Act by the council of the county within which the parish is situate.

(2)The approval or consent of the county council shall no longer be required for any of the following matters—

(a)for the incurring by a parish council or parish meeting of any expenditure under the War Memorials (Local Authorities' Powers) Act, 1923;

(b)by reason that it will involve a loan, for the incurring by a parish council of any other expense or liability; or

(c)for the borrowing by a parish council of such sums as may be required for any of the purposes mentioned in section one hundred and ninety-five of the Local Government Act, 1933.

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