Local Government Act 1985

Building control U.K.

14 (1) Subject to any building regulations made under section 1 of the M1 Building Act 1984 (whether before or after the passing of this Act) with respect to any of them, the functions— U.K.

(a) of the Greater London Council under the London Building Acts 1930 to 1982 (including functions conferred on the Council by section 43 of the M2 London Government Act 1963); and

(b) of district surveyors under those Acts,

shall, so far as they relate to Greater London other than the outer London boroughs, become functions of the councils of the inner London boroughs and the Common Council in respect of their respective areas.

(2) The functions conferred on the Greater London Council by section 43 of the said Act of 1963 shall, so far as they relate to the outer London boroughs, become functions of the councils of those boroughs in respect of their respective areas.

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(4) In the M3 Building Act 1984—

(a) in section 126 for the definition of “local authority” there shall be substituted—

““local authority” means the council of a district or London borough, the Common Council of the City of London, the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple, the Under Treasurer of the Middle Temple or, for the purposes of Parts I and II above and of this Part so far as it relates to them, the Council of the Isles of Scilly;”; and

(b) in Schedule 3—

(i) in paragraph 4 for the words “the Greater London Council and any other local authority” there shall be substituted the words “any local authority”;

(ii) in paragraph 10(1) for the words from the beginning to “inner London boroughs” there shall be substituted the words “The council of an inner London borough may make byelaws in relation to the demolition of buildings in the borough”; and

(iii) for paragraph 11 there shall be substituted—

“11 The council of an inner London borough shall make byelaws with respect to sanitary conveniences, ashpits, cesspools and receptacles for dung and their accessories in connection with buildings (whenever erected) in the borough.”

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 8 paras. 12(1)(3)–(5), 14(3) repealed by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c.71, SIF 61), ss. 3, 6, Sch. 1 Pt. I

Marginal Citations

M1 1984 c. 55.

M2 1963 c. 33.

M3 1984 c. 55.