Local Government Act, 1941
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Delegation of certain powers and duties to approved local councils. |
74.—(1) The county council may delegate to an approved local council any of the powers and duties of such county council which, in the opinion of such county council, would be better regulated or managed by or through such approved local council and such county council may at any time revoke such delegation. | |
(2) A public assistance authority may delegate to an approved local council any of the powers and duties of such public assistance authority which in the opinion of such public assistance authority would be better regulated or managed by or through such approved local council and such public assistance authority may at any time revoke such delegation. | ||
(3) Where a local authority have made a delegation under this section to an approved local council, the acts done by such approved local council by virtue of such delegation shall be subject to confirmation by such local authority, save that such local authority may, with the sanction of the Minister, empower such approved local council to do any act (including the institution of legal proceedings) within the authority conferred on them by such local authority which such local authority itself could lawfully do. | ||
(4) The power to delegate under this section a power or duty which is an executive function for the purposes of the County Management Act, 1940 , and the power to revoke any such delegation shall be exercisable by the relevant county manager only. |