Local Government Act 1985

Gipsy encampments

11 (1) In section 6 of the [1968 c. 52.] Caravan Sites Act 1968—

(a) in subsection (1) for the words " the council of a county or London borough" there shall be substituted the words " the council of a county, metropolitan district or London borough" ;

(b) in subsection (2) for the words " metropolitan county " and " in each district in the county " there shall be substituted respectively the words " metropolitan district " and " the district" .

(2) In section 12 of that Act—

(a) in subsection (1) for the words " a county council or London borough council" there shall be substituted the words " the council of a county, metropolitan district or London borough" ;

(b) after subsection (2) mere shall be inserted—

“(2A) Subject to subsection (3) below, the Minister may by order made on the joint application of two or more metropolitan district councils designate the area of those councils as an area to which section 10 of this Act applies.”;

(c) in subsection (3) for the words " subsection (1) or (2) " there shall be substituted the words " subsection (1), (2) or (2A)" ; and

(d) in subsection (6) for the words " the London borough council" there shall be substituted the words " the metropolitan district council or councils or the London borough council" .

(3) In relation to an order made under the said section 12 before the abolition date on the application of a metropolitan county council the references in subsections (4) and (6) of that section to the authority or authorities which made the original application and the council for the area in respect of which an order is made shall be construed as references to the metropolitan district council or councils whose area or areas constitute or include the area designated by the order.

(4) Where by virtue of the [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972 a designation order made before 1st April 1974 under the said section 12 (and not revoked) relates to part only of the area of a metropolitan district, any order which is made on the application of the council of that district under subsection (1) or (2A) of that section shall be made to extend only to an area which does not include the area designated before that date.