Commentary on Sections Section 2 – Amendment to the Local Government Act 1972 (c.70)
7.Section 2 amends section 123 (disposal of land by principal councils) of the Local Government Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”) which makes provision about the disposal of open space by local authorities.  The amendment made by subsection (2) provides that disposals of land by principal councils i.e. county councils or county borough councils, in addition to being subject to the provisions of section 123, will also be subject to the provisions of the Measure. Subsection (3) makes a similar amendment to section 127 of the 1972 Act (disposal of land by parishes and communities).