ANNO PRIMO
ELIZABETHAE II REGINAE
A.D.
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No. 21 of 1952.
An Act to amend the Local Government Act.
1934-1951.
[Assented to 6th November, 1952.]
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of the State of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as follows :
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1. (1) This Act may be cited as the "Local Government Short titles.
Act Amendment Act, 1952 ".
(2) The Local Government Act, 1934-1951, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the "Local Government Act, 1934-1951 ".
(3) The Local Government Act, 1934-1951, is hereinafter referred to as " the principal Act ".
2. Section 47 of the principal Act is amended- Amendment princlpal Act, of 8.47-
(a) by inserting after the word "any" in the first line Pet1t1onfor
thereof the word "metropolitan" ; :~~:!\tor1 of (b) by inserting. therein after subsection (1) thereof the
following subsection : -
(la) If the council of any municipality (other than a metropolitan municipality) has reason to believe that the total number of inhabitants within the municipality exceeds ten thousand, the council may, by petition, pray the Governor to make a proclamation declaring the municipality to be a city.
(c) by adding at the end of subsection (2) thereof the words " or, as the case may be, ten thousand".
as a clt"y.
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Amendment of principal Act, s. 48-
Proclamation of IIIUJIicipality 8B a city.
1952 . Local Government Act Amendment No. 2I.
Act, 1952.
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- - - -3. Section 48 of the principal Act is amended-
(a) by inserting after the word" any" in the second line thereof the word" metropolitan" ;
(b) by inserting after the word" thousand" in the third line thereof the words "or in any municipality (other than a metropolitan municipality) exceeds ten thousand ".
In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to this Bill.
J. M. NAPIER. Lieutenant-Governor.
