Local Government Act 1948

147 Repeals.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the enactments specified in the Second Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

(2) The repeal of the enactments specified in Part I of the said Schedule shall apply only as respects the year 1948-49 and subsequent years, and, in the case of the repeal in section one hundred and fifty-two of the Local Government Act, 1933, and the repeal of section one hundred and forty-two of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1947, shall not affect any adjustments to which those sections respectively apply made in respect of any increase of burden due to an alteration of boundaries or other change taking place before the beginning of the year 1948-49.

(3) The repeal of the enactments specified in Part II of the said Schedule shall have effect as from such day or days as the Minister may by order appoint and different days may be appointed for different enactments, and different purposes of the same enactment, and for different rating areas.

(4) The repeal of the enactments specified in Part III -of the said Schedule shall have effect as from the first day of April, nineteen hundred and forty-eight.

(5) The repeal of the enactments specified in Part IV of the said Schedule shall have effect as from the first day of April, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, but shall not apply in relation to any warrant issued by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis under any of the said enactments in respect of any period ending before the said day.

(6) The repeal of the enactments specified in Part V of the said Schedule shall have effect as from the passing of this Act :

Provided that—

(a) the repeal of such of the said enactments as relate to expenses of members of local authorities and other bodies shall not affect any expenses incurred before the date of the passing of this Act; and

(b) the repeal of subsection (4) of section one hundred and seventeen of the London Government Act, 1939, shall not affect any precept of the London County Council in respect of any period beginning before the first day of April, nineteen hundred and forty-eight.