Local Government Act 1985

PART IIAmendments of Other Enactments

45In section 26 of the [1878 c. 77.] Highways and Locomotives (Amendment) Act 1878 for the words from the beginning to " Greater London Council," there shall be substituted the words " The council of a county or metropolitan district may, with respect to all or any of the highways in that county or district, and" .

46In section 35 of the [1926 c. 51.] Electricity (Supply) Act 1926—

(a)in subsection (1) after the words " any county council" there shall be inserted the words " or metropolitan district council" ; and

(b)for the words " the county council" wherever they occur there shall be substituted the words " the council" .

47In section 21 of the [1936 c. 49.] Public Health Act 1936, after the words" county council" in each place where they occur, there shall be inserted the words " , metropolitan district council or London borough council " and after subsection (4) of that section there shall be inserted—

“(5)In this section references to a London borough council include references to the Common Council of the City of London.”

48In sections 1(1) and 3(1) of the [1955 c. 20 (4 & 5 Eliz. 2).] Agriculture (Improvement of Roads) Act 1955 for the words " county, in England or Wales " there shall be substituted the words " county or metropolitan district in England, or county in Wales" .

49In section 5(1) of the [1957 c. 42.] Parish Councils Act 1957, in the second column of the Table, after the words " county council" , there shall be inserted the words " or metropolitan district council" .

50In the [1971 c. 78.] Town and Country Planning Act 1971—

(a)in section 209(2X£), after the words " county council there shall be inserted the words " , metropolitan district council" ;

(b)in section 216(4) for the words " the Greater London Council, the council of a " there shall be substituted the words " metropolitan district or" ; and

(c)in Schedule 22, in paragraph 4, after the words " county council" , there shall be inserted the words " or metropolitan district council" .

51In section 19(1) of the [1975 c. 26.] Land Compensation Act 1973—

(a)at the end of paragraph (a) of the definition of " the appropriate highway authority " , there shall be inserted the words " or any other authority to which the functions of that authority in relation to that highway are transferred by virtue of the Local Government Act 1985" ; and

(b)at the end of paragraph (b) of that definition, there shall be inserted the words " or any other authority to which the functions of that authority in relation to that highway are transferred by virtue of that Act" .