7.—(1) For the purposes of this Act the Borough of Dun Laoghaire shall be deemed to be a county borough.
(2) In this Act the expression “urban area” means any urban district (not being a county borough), the population of which (as shown by the census of population which is for the time being the latest such census) exceeds seven thousand.
(3) In this Act the expression “rural area” means any area which is neither a county borough nor an urban area.