8Adoption or revocation of adoption

8 Adoption or revocation of adoption

8 Adoption or revocation of adoption

(1) This Act may be adopted by any local authority—

(a) by resolution of the local authority,

(b) by vote of the electors at a poll taken on the question whether the local authority shall adopt this Act.

(2) A local authority which has adopted this Act may, by resolution passed by the local authority after a proposal in that behalf has been approved by a poll of electors, revoke the adoption of this Act.

(3) Notice of the adoption of this Act or of the revocation of such adoption shall be given to the Council by the local authority concerned as soon as practicable after the adoption or the revocation, as the case may be.

(4) Where a local authority revokes the adoption of this Act an adjustment shall be made of the interests of the local authority and of the Crown in any property to the provision of which subsidy under this Act has contributed.

Such adjustment shall be made by agreement between the local authority and the Council, or in default of agreement, in such manner as the Governor may determine.

s 8: Am 1948 No 30, sec 32 (2) (c); 1975 No 31, sec 5 (n).