Local Government Act 1985

5 (1) The [1983 c. 10.] Transport Act 1983 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 1 for the definition of "Authority" there shall be substituted " ' Authority' means, in relation to any such Passenger Transport Executive, the metropolitan county passenger transport authority." .

(3) Sections 3(5), 4(3)(b), (4), (5) and (6) and 5(2) shall be omitted.

(4) In subsection (1) of section 6 for the words from " shall supply " onwards there shall be substituted the words " shall before preparing any plan under section 3 above consult the Authority" , subsections (3) and (4) of that section shall be omitted and in subsection (5) of that section after the words " shall inform the Executive " there shall be inserted the words " and the Secretary of State" .

(5) This paragraph has effect from the abolition date except that it also applies (and shall be deemed always to have applied) in relation to any plan prepared before that date under section 3 of the said Act of 1983 for a period beginning on that date and to any determination to be made under section 4(1) of that Act in the light of any such plan.