parishes which at the passing of this Act are comprised in rural districts. (3) Every county borough shall, with respect to the functions which the council of the borough discharge, form a separate administrative area. The term "non-county boroughs" was introduced in preference to "municipal borough" as county boroughs were also legally municipal boroughs. The councils for each of these various areas were to be known by the generic term of "local authorities" in this and subsequent legislation. The actual titles of the councils remained the same: X county council (or council of the county of X) for administrative counties The mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Y (or (lord) mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of Z) for boroughs W urban district council (or urban district council of W) V rural district council (or rural district council of V) Rural parishes were governed by parish councils or parish meetings. Local government areas listed in the Act Administrative counties (a) England (exclusive of London) (b) Wales County boroughs (a) England (b) Wales Non-county boroughs (a) England (b) Wales Amendment and repeal The 1933 Act was amended by the Local Government Act 1958. The local authorities as defined in the Act, with the exception of rural parishes, were abolished in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, when most of the Act was repealed. Parts of the Act still have currency, however. For example, many council byelaws now in force are made under section 249 of the Act. References Notes Sources Local Government Act 1933 United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1933 Local government legislation in England and Wales Boroughs of the United Kingdom