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Section 39: Insurance etc. of local authority members and persons voluntarily assisting local authorities and probation committees.

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 · 1982 c. 30View on legislation.gov.uk

Part XII: Miscellaneous

In section 140 of the Local Government Act 1972 (insurance by local authorities against accidents to members)—

the following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (1)—1A local authority may enter into a contract of insurance of Class 1 in Part I of Schedule 2 to the Insurance Companies Act 1981 against any risks of any member of the authority meeting with a personal accident, whether fatal or not, while engaged on the business of the authority.
the words in subsection (3) from "but" to the end shall cease to have effect.

The following subsections shall be inserted after that section—

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