Section 156: Names of public places

156. Names of public places (1) Unless otherwise provided by any other enactment, the names of all public places, including roads, streets, squares within the limits of a local authority area, shall be those specified in regulations made for that purpose by the local authority. (2) All public places, including any road, street, square within the limits of a local authority area, which have, at the commencement of this Act, already been given a name, shall, subject to this section, continue to bear that name. (3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the Minister may, by Order, declare null and void the naming by a Municipal City Council, Municipal Town Council, District Council or Village Council of any public place, including a road, street and square within the limit of the administrative area of that authority.