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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part I County Councils

    1. 1, 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    10. 11.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    11. 12, 13.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    12. 14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    13. 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    14. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    15. 17, 18.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    16. 19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    17. Financial Relations between Exchequer and County, and Contributions by County for Costs of Union Officers

      1. 20. Payment to county council of proceeds of duties on local taxation licences.

      2. 21–27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    18. General Provisions as to Transfer

      1. 28. General provisions as to powers transferred to county council.

      2. 29.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 30.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part II Application of Act to Boroughs, the Metropolis, and certain Special Counties

    1. 31–39.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Application of Act to Metropolis

      1. 40.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 41.(1) . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 42. Arrangements for paid chairman and sitting of quarter sessions for London.

      4. 43.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 44.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 45.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 46.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 47.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      9. 48.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      10. 49.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. Part III Boundaries

    1. 50–53.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 54.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 55, 56.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 57.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 58.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 59.(1) . . . . . . . . ....

    7. 60–62.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 63.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part IV Finance

    1. Property Funds and Costs of County Council

      1. 64.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 65.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 66.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 67.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 68.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 69. Borrowing by county council.

      7. 70.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 71.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      9. 72.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      10. 73.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      11. 74.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. Part V Supplemental

    1. Application of Acts

      1. 75.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 76, 77.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 78. Construction of Acts referring to business transferred.

    2. Proceedings of Councils and Committees

      1. 79. Incorporation of county council.

      2. 80.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 81. Appointment of joint committees.

      4. 82.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 83.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 84.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Regulations for Bicycles, &c.

      1. 85. Regulations for bicycles, &c.

    4. Adaptation of Acts

      1. 86.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 87. Application of provisions of 38 & 39 Vict. c. 55 as to local inquiries and provisional orders.

      3. 88.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 89.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 90.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 91.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. Savings

      1. 92.(1) . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 93.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 94.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 95. Saving as to Middlesex, Surrey, and Kent.

      5. 96.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 97.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 98. Saving for powers of Commissioners of Inland Revenue and Customs.

    6. Definitions

      1. 99.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 100. Interpretation of certain terms in the Act.

      3. 101. Extent of Act.

      4. 102. Short title.

  7. Part VI Transitory Provisions

    1. 103–108.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 109.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 110–114.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 115.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 116.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 117.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 118–120.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 121.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. Savings

      1. 122.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 123. Saving for existing bye-laws.

      3. 124.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 125, 126.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  8. SCHEDULES

    1. FIRST SCHEDULE

      Local Taxation Licences

      1. Licences for the sale of intoxicating liquor for comsumption on...

      2. . . .

      3. ...

      4. Licences for—

    2. SECOND SCHEDULE

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    3. THIRD SCHEDULE

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

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