Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956

Commencement of Part III.

5.—(1) Part III of this Act shall come into operation in relation to a local authority, being a local authority who passed a resolution under section 5 of the Act of 1948, on the 1st day of April next after the passing of this Act.

(2) A local authority, not being a local authority who have passed a resolution under section 5 of the Act of 1948, may by resolution decide to adopt Part III of this Act as on and from a specified day (being a 1st day of April) not earlier than one month after the date of the resolution.

(3) The passing of a resolution under this section shall be a reserved function for the purposes of the County Management Acts, 1940 to 1955, and for the purposes of the Acts relating to the management of any county borough.

(4) Where a local authority pass a resolution under this section deciding to adopt Part III of this Act as on and from a specified day, that Part shall come into operation in relation to them on that day.

(5) Part III of this Act shall come into operation as provided by subsections (1) and (4) of this section and not otherwise.

(6) A reference in Part III of this Act to a local authority does not include a reference to any local authority in relation to whom that Part has not come into operation save where the reference is in relation to service as an officer.

(7) The commencement of Part III of this Act in relation to a local authority shall not have the effect of applying section 53 of the Act of 1925 to such local authority.