HC Deb 11 April 1984 vol 58 c250W

Power and Description of Default Power

Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964, section 10 (as amended by Local Government Act 1972, section 10) Lord President of the Council/Secretary of State for Wales, may transfer responsibility for providing library services to himself or, in the case of a Welsh district council, to a county council where a local authority have failed to carry out their functions.