The London Government Order 1965

Enforcement, and amendment, etc., of instruments notwithstanding repeal of enactments

10.—(1) Any provision of any enactment which imposes fines on persons offending against any instrument which by virtue of paragraph (a) of section 87(1) of the Act or an order made under sections 84 and 87 of the Act applies to any area, things or persons shall continue to have effect in relation to offences against the instrument notwithstanding the repeal (whether by the Act or by such an order) of the enactment.

(2) Any instrument made under any enactment (not being byelaws in relation to which article 33 of the London Authorities (Property etc.) Order 1964 makes provision) which, by virtue of paragraph (a) of section 87(1) of the Act or an order made under sections 84 and 87 of the Act, applies, notwithstanding the repeal (whether by the Act or by such an order) of the enactment under which it was made, to any area, things or persons may be amended (without prejudice to the provision of section 87(5) of the Act) or revoked—

(i) in the case of an instrument made by a Minister, by any appropriate Minister within the meaning of the Act; and

(ii) in the case of any other instrument—

(a) where, by this order or any other order made as aforesaid, the Greater London Council is substituted in references, by that Council;

(b) in the case of any byelaws made by the county council of Surrey under section 66 of the Surrey County Council Act 1925, as respects any London borough, by the council of the London borough;

(c) in any other case, as respects any London borough or administrative county substituted in references by paragraph (b) of the said section 87(1), by the council of that London borough or administrative county, as the case may be.

Section 250(2) to (9) of the Local Government Act 1933 shall apply to byelaws for such amendment or revocation, and the Minister of Housing and Local Government or any appropriate Minister within the meaning of the Act shall be the confirming authority for the purposes of such subsections.