London Government Act 1963

10 In the Water Resources Act 1963, subject to any provision made by an order under section 84 of this Act—

(a) references to a county borough and the council thereof shall be construed as including references respectively to a London borough and the council thereof and the City and the Common Council;

(b) without prejudice to the foregoing sub-paragraph, references to local authorities shall be construed as including references to the Greater London Council, London borough councils and the Common Council;

and the transitional, incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions which may be included in an order under that Act altering the area of a river authority, or designating a new area and establishing a new river authority therefor, or conferring functions on the Conservators of the River Thames or the Lee Conservancy Catchment Board (being an order affecting Greater London or any part thereof) shall include provisions repealing or amending any of the provisions of this Schedule.