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Abolition of Greater London Council and Metropolitan County Councils
Miscellaneous and Supplementary
84. Application of local authority provisions to new authorities
85. Exercise of functions by new authorities in initial period
91. Control of financial and other assistance to local authorities by GLC and metropolitan county councils
101. Power to make incidental, consequential, and transitional provisions
An Act to abolish the Greater London Council and the metropolitan county councils; to transfer their functions to the local authorities in their areas and, in some cases, to other bodies; and to provide for other matters consequential on, or connected with, the abolition of those councils.
[16th July 1985]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
C1Certain rights and liabilities arising by virtue of the Act transferred by S.I. 1986/148, art. 9(1)(2)
C2Act amended by Transport Act 1985 (c. 67, SIF 126), ss. 58(5), 140(2)
C3Act explained by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c.71, SIF 61) s. 5(1), Sch. 3 para. 5(2)
Local Government Act 1985