Local Government Act, 1941

PART VIII.

Approved Local Councils.

Approved local councils.

72.—(1) Where the inhabitants of a locality in a county health district have, either before or after the commencement of this section, established a council, committee, or other body, whether corporate or unincorporated, for furthering the general social and economic interests of such inhabitants, the council of the county in which such county health district is situate may, on the application of such body, by resolution declare that such body shall be an approved local council for the purposes of this Part of this Act.

(2) The power to make a declaration under this section shall be a reserved function for the purposes of the County Management Act, 1940 .

(3) In this Part of this Act, the expression “approved local council” means a body in respect of which a declaration under this section has been made and every reference to a county council made in relation to an approved local council shall be construed as a reference to the particular council of a county which made the declaration under this section relating to such approved local council.