A law called the Local Government Act 1974 has a part about councils and boards authenticating documents. You need to know that this part, called section 252, is no longer in use. It was stopped being used on 21 April 2005, because of a change made by section 66(b) of the Public Records Act 2005.

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251: Documents of abolished local authorities, or

"What happens to documents when a local council is closed down"

253: Service of documents, etc, or

"How to give people official documents, now removed from the law"

Part 17Documents and local archives
Documents

252Authentication of documents by council or board (Repealed)

Notes

Section 252: repealed, on 21 April 2005, by section 66(b) of the Public Records Act 2005 (2005 No 40).