Section: Effect of definitions on treaties, compacts, or agreements
Statute: 40:42-3
No provision of this subtitle shall be construed to take from any officer, board or body in any municipality any power or authority which he or it may now have. In case any additional power is conferred upon any municipality by this subtitle and no board or body is designated by the statutes effective in such municipality as the one that exercises such power, then the term "governing body" shall be construed to mean the board or body exercising general legislative power in such municipality.
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