Local Government Act, 1931

Permissive powers of appointing committees.

5.—(1) Whenever the Minister dissolves a local authority under section 72 of the Act of 1925 or has before the passing of this Act dissolved a local authority under that section or under section 12 of the Act of 1923 and whenever a board of public health or a board of health and public assistance is deemed by virtue of this Act to be or to have been dissolved, the body, persons, or person to whom the powers and duties of such local authority or such board (as the case may be) are for the time being transferred or deemed to be transferred under either of the said sections or by virtue of this Act shall have and may exercise and, in the case of a dissolution which occurred or is deemed to have occurred before the passing of this Act (whether such local authority or board is or is not still dissolved at the passing of this Act) shall be deemed always to have had and been capable of exercising every permissive power of appointing a committee for any purpose which but for such dissolution would have been exercisable by such local authority or such board, as the case may be.

(2) Whenever and so long as a permissive power of appointing a committee is exercisable or deemed to have been exercisable by any body, persons, or person by virtue of this section, any statutory or other provision restricting the membership of such committee in whole or in part to members of a particular local authority shall cease, and be deemed always to have ceased, to have effect.