Housing (Amendment) Act, 1956

Definitions.

2.—In this Act—

“the Act of 1899” means the Small Dwellings Acquisition Act, 1899;

“the Act of 1948” means the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1948 (No. 1 of 1948);

“the Act of 1950” means the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1950 (No. 25 of 1950);

“the Act of 1952” means the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1952 (No. 16 of 1952);

“the Act of 1954” means the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1954 (No. 16 of 1954);

“housing authority” means in the case of—

(a) a county health district, the council of the county in which such county health district is situate,

(b) a county or other borough, the corporation of such county or other borough, and

(c) an urban district, the council of such urban district;

“the Housing of the Working Classes Acts” means the Housing of the Working Classes Acts, 1890 to 1954, as amended by this Act;

“the Labourers Acts” means the Labourers Acts, 1883 to 1954, as amended by this Act;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government.