Local Government Act 1985

Land drainage and flood preventionE+W

11 Land drainage and flood prevention functions.U.K.

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(2)The Secretary of State may by an order made before and taking effect on the abolition date make provision for the exercise on and after that date of the functions which by virtue of Schedule 5 to that Act are exercisable by the Greater London Council in the London excluded area and for that purpose may make such consequential amendments in that Act and the M1Water Act 1973 as appear to him to be required.

(3)In section 2(1) of the M2Reservoirs Act 1975 (local authorities for the purposes of that Act) for the words “the Greater London Council and county councils” there shall be substituted the words “the councils of counties, metropolitan districts and London boroughs”.

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