Local Government Act 1985 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Local Government Act 1985

This provision abolishes the Greater London Council and metropolitan county councils on 1 April 1986 and reallocates their functions, property, rights, liabilities, and related duties to other authorities.

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United Kingdom
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amendments asset and liabilities transfer authority reorganisation commencement history function transfer governance highway authority functions information sharing joint authorities local authority administration local authority functions local bills property management records access regulatory amendments repeals reporting residuary bodies statutory instruments

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About this statute

This provision abolishes the Greater London Council and metropolitan county councils on 1 April 1986 and reallocates their functions, property, rights, liabilities, and related duties to other authorities. This provision sets out financial administration rules, transfer and transitional powers, and related procedures for new and successor local authorities. This provision mainly amends many earlier Acts by replacing references to old local authorities with London boroughs, metropolitan districts, county councils, and the Common Council, and by updating who may exercise or control certain traffic, environmental, building, and public-safety functions. A residuary body must manage its own proceedings, publish annual reports, give information to the Secretary of State, and may have powers over land, services, and superannuation subject to stated consents and restrictions. This provision is mostly a change-log: it records repeals, amendments, substitutions, and transfer of functions across many schedules and sections.