Local Elections Act, 1927

Definitions.

2.—In this Act—

the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government and Public Health;

the expression “local authority” means and includes the council of a county, the council of a county or other borough, the council of an urban district, the commissioners of a town and, in relation to the county of Dublin, a rural district council and a board of guardians;

the expression “local electoral area” means a local electoral area constituted under the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1919;

the word “town” means a town as defined in the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898 , which is not an urban district;

every other word and expression to which a particular meaning is assigned by the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898 , has the meaning so assigned to it.