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Public assistance authorities. 
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8.—(1) The public assistance authority for the Dublin Public Assistance District shall be the Dublin Board of Assistance. 
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(2) The public assistance authority for the Rathdown Public Assistance District shall be the Rathdown Board of Assistance. 
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(3) The public assistance authority for the Balrothery Public Assistance District shall be the Balrothery Board of Assistance. 
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(4) The public assistance authority for a public assistance district consisting of a county borough shall be the corporation of such county borough. 
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(5) The public assistance authority for a public assistance district consisting only of the whole of a joint district shall be the council of the county with which such joint district is coterminous or in which such joint district is situate. 
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(6) The public assistance authority for a public assistance district which consists of a county borough and the whole of a joint district in a county adjoining such county borough shall be the board of public assistance established for such public assistance district in pursuance of the next following section of this Act. 
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