C2Part IV Police, Fire Services, Civil Defence and Transport
Establishment of joint authorities
23C1Preliminary.
In this Part of this Act “the appointed day”, in relation to the establishment of the authorities mentioned in the following provisions (in this Act referred to as “joint authorities”), means such day before the abolition date as the Secretary of State may by order appoint, and different days may be appointed for different authorities.
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26 Metropolitan county fire and civil defence authorities.
1
On the appointed day there shall be established for each metropolitan county a body corporate to be known by the name of that county with the addition of the words “Fire and Civil Defence Authority”.
2
The authorities established by this section shall be known as metropolitan county fire and civil defence authorities.
3
Each metropolitan county fire and civil defence authority shall consist of members of the constituent councils appointed by them to be members of the authority.
4
The constituent councils in relation to a metropolitan county fire and civil defence authority shall be the councils of the metropolitan districts comprised in the county.
27 London Fire and Civil Defence Authority.
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On the appointed day there shall be established for Greater London a body corporate to be known as the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority.
2
The Authority shall consist of members of the constituent councils appointed by them to be members of the Authority.
3
The constituent councils in relation to the Authority shall be the London borough councils and the Common Council.
28 Metropolitan county passenger transport authorities.
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On the appointed day there shall be established for each metropolitan county a body corporate to be known by the name of that county with the addition of the words “Passenger Transport Authority”.
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The passenger transport authorities established by this section shall be known as metropolitan county passenger transport authorities.
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Each metropolitan county passenger transport authority shall consist of members of the constituent councils appointed by them to be members of the authority.
4
The constituent councils in relation to a metropolitan county passenger transport authority shall be the councils of the metropolitan districts comprised in the county.
Pt. IV (ss. 23–42) extended by S.I. 1987/2110, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 8