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A.D. 1927. conclusive evidence of the facts certified, and a certificate purporting to be signed by the treasurer of the local authority concerned that the sum certified to be due has not been paid to him shall be sufficient evidence of nonpayment, unless it is proved that the sum certified to be 5 due has been paid to the treasurer subsequently to the date of the treasurer's certificate.

(2) The provisions as to the payment of costs applicable to the proceedings for the recovery of sums so certified under the enactments repealed by this Act 10 shall apply to proceedings under this section.

Short title, 4. (1) This Act may be cited as the Audit (Local application, Authorities) Act, 1927. repeal and extent.

(2) This Act shall not, save as provided by subsection (6) of section two of this Act, apply to any 15 accounts the audit of which was commenced before the date of commencement of this Act.

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(3) In this Act, the expression "local authority' has the same meaning as in the Local Loans Act, 1875, and includes any committee of a local authority, and a 20 joint committee of, or a joint board representative of, two or more local authorities.

(4) The enactments mentioned in the schedule to this Act to the extent specified in the third column of that schedule, and such of the enactments relating to 25 the relief of the poor as provide for appeals against decisions of district auditors and proceedings for the recovery of sums certified by district auditors to be due (except so far as they provide for the payment of costs and expenses in connection with such appeals and 30 proceedings) are hereby repealed:

Provided that nothing in this repeal shall affect the enactments repealed in their application to any accounts the audit of which was commenced before the commencement of this Act.

(5) This Act shall not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.

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To amend the law with respect to the effect of surcharges by district auditors, appeals from decisions of district auditors, and the recovery of sums certified to be due by district auditors.

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Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 13 July 1927.

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(Water &c.) Order Confirmation.

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Confirm a Provisional Order under the Private A.D. 1927. Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1899 relating to Ayr Burgh (Water &c.).

WHEREAS, the Provisional Order set forth in the

schedule hereunto annexed has after inquiry held

before Commissioners been made by one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State under the provisions of the

5 Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1899 as 62 & 63 Vict. read with the Secretaries of State Act 1926 and it is c. 47. requisite that the said Order should be confirmed by 16 & 17 Parliament:

Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent 10 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:

Geo. 5. c. 18.

1. The Provisional Order contained in the schedule Confirma15 hereunto annexed shall be and the same is hereby tion of confirmed.

Order in schedule.

2. This Act may be cited as the Ayr Burgh (Water Short title. &c.) Order Confirmation Act 1927.

A.D. 1927.

(Water &c.) Order Confirmation.

SCHEDULE.

AYR BURGH (WATER &c.).

Provisional Order to authorise the Provost Magistrates and Councillors of the Burgh of Ayr to construct additional waterworks: to make provision with regard to their 5 water undertaking; to confer further borrowing and financial powers upon the Corporation; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS the burgh of Ayr (hereinafter called "the burgh ") in the county of Ayr is under the government 10 for municipal purposes of the provost magistrates and councillors of the burgh (hereinafter called the "Corporation"):

And whereas the Corporation are the owners of waterworks and powers in connection with their water 15 undertaking have been conferred upon them by the Ayr Burgh Act 1873 the Ayr Burgh Act 1885 the Ayr Burgh Act 1899 and the Ayr Burgh (Tramways &c.) Order 1922 and the Corporation supply water within their limits of water supply defined by the said Act of 1885 which 20 comprise the burgh and certain parishes and parts of parishes in the county of Ayr :

And whereas the supply of water is now derived from Lochs Finlas and Derclach and certain springs at Milton and Grange and the supply from the existing waterworks 25 of the Corporation is inadequate to meet the present and growing demands upon their water undertaking :

And whereas it is expedient that a more abundant supply of water should be provided for use within such limits of water supply and that the Corporation should 30 be empowered to construct additional waterworks and to acquire lands for the purposes thereof and for protecting their waterworks from pollution :

And whereas it is expedient that the further powers in relation to their water undertaking contained in this 35 Order should be conferred upon the Corporation :

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