Birmingham Extension Act 1927
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CHAPTER cii.
An Act to extend the boundaries of the city of
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Birmingham and for other purposes. -
[29th July 1927.]
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HEREAS the city of Birmingham (hereinafter
called "the city") is a county borough under
the government of the lord mayor aldermen and
citizens of the city (hereinafter called " the Corpora-
tion"):
And whereas the unrepealed provisions of the
local Acts specified in Part I. of the schedule to this
Act and of the Orders specified in Part II. of that
schedule are in force in the city:
And whereas the urban district of Perry Ban-
is situate in the administrative county of Stafford and
immediately adjoins the city :
And whereas it is expedient to alter and extend
the boundaries of the city so as to include therein the
part of the said urban district of Perry Barr which
is shown on the city map referred to in this Act:
And whereas it is expedient that the other provisions
contained in this Act be enacted:
And whereas the purposes of this Act cannot be
effected without the authority of Parliament:
And whereas in relation to the promotion of the
Bill for this Act the requirements of the Borough
Funds Acts 1872 and 1903 as amended by the Local
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Act, 1927.
Short and
collective
titles.
Commence-
ment of
Act.
A.D.
1927.
Government (County Boroughs and Adjustments) Act
— 1926 have been observed :
May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may
be enacted and be it enacted by the King's most
Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent
of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons
in this present Parliament assembled and by the
authority of the same as follows (that is to say):—
PRBLIMINAEY.
1.-—(1)
This Act may be cited as the Birmingham
Extension Act 1927.
(2) The local Acts as hereinafter defined and this
Act may be cited jointlv as the Birmingham Corporation
Acts 1876 to 1927.
2.—(1) This Act shall except so far as is otherwise
herein expressly provided and so far as there may be
anything in the subject matter or context inconsistent
therewith come into operation on the appointed day.
(2) Provided that for the purposes of all proceedings
preliminary or relating to any election to be held for
any area affected by this Act in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty-eight this Act shall operate from
the date of its passing.
Interpre-
3.—(1)
In this Act the several words and expressions
tation. to which meanings are assigned by the Public Health
Acts shall have the same respective meanings unless
there be something in the subject or context repugnant
to such construction.
(2) In this Act unless the subject or context other-
wise requires—
(a) " The Corporation" means as the context
requires the lord mayor aldermen and citizens
of the existing city or of the city acting by
the council;
(6) " The city " means the existing city of Birming-
ham as extended by this Act;
(c) " The existing city " means the city as it exists
immediately before the appointed day;
(d) " The council" means the council of the city;
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(e) "The lord mayor" and "the town clerk"
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mean respectively the lord mayor and the —
town clerk of the city and the expression
" the town clerk " includes any person duly
authorised to discharge temporarily the duties
of that office;
(/) "The general rate fund" and "the general
rate " mean respectively the general rate fund
and the general rate of the city or until the
date when the first new valuation list made
under Part II. of the Rating and Valuation
Act 1925 comes into force in the city the
borough fund and the borough rate of the city;
(g) " The county" and " the county council"
mean respectively the administrative county
of Stafford and the county council of that
county;
(h) " Existing" in relation to any area altered
by this Act means existing immediately before
the appointed day;
(i) " The urban district" and " the urban council "
mean respectively the existing urban district
of Perry Barr the area whereof is edged pink
on the city map and the urban district council
of that district;
(j) " The added area" means the part of the
urban district which is included within the
inner edge of the green line on the city map;
(k) " The parish of Perry Barr " means that part
of the existing parish of Perry Barr which
is co-extensive with the added area;
{I) " The city map" means the map signed in
triplicate by John Wells Wainwright Hopkins
the Chairman of the Committee of the House
of Commons to whom the Bill for this Act
was referred one of which has been deposited
in the Parliament Office of the House of Lords
one in the Private Bill Office of the House
of Commons and one with the town clerk at
his office;
(m) "The appointed day" means the first day
of April nineteen hundred and twenty-eight;
[n) " Officer " includes a servant;
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