Local Government Act 1985

5 (1) In subsection (1)(a) of section 4 of the [1983 c. 35.] Litter Act 1983 for the words " the council of each county " there shall be substituted the words " the council of each non-metropolitan county " and for subsection (2) of that section there shall be substituted—

“(2) Subsection (1) above shall apply to a metropolitan county with the omission, as respects consultation, of references to the council of the county and as if the duty with respect to the statement mentioned in that subsection were a duty imposed jointly on the councils of the metropolitan districts comprised in the county ; and that subsection shall apply to Greater London as if it were a county with the like omissions and as if that duty were imposed jointly on the councils of the London boroughs and the Common Council of the City of London.”

(2) In section 6(1) of that Act after the words " A county council" there shall be inserted the words " and a metropolitan district council" .