ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL [Lords] – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 30 April 1964.
Amendment made: In page 28, line 20, leave out from first "the" to end of line 23 and insert:
Greater London Council under section 8 (4) of this Act, section 77 (3) (a) of the Criminal Justice Act 1948 or section 27 (2) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1949 shall be placed to the credit of the special London account out Of which the relevant expenses of
the Council are payable; and in this subsection 'the relevant expenses' means—
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