The London Government Order 1965

Byelaws, etc., made by county councils under public general Acts

9.—(1) This article applies to instruments made under public general Acts by county councils before 1st April 1965 which apply on and after that date by virtue of paragraph (a) of section 87(1) of the Act to any part of the relevant area or to things or persons connected with a part of the relevant area.

(2) In this article—

“a county council” means the London County Council or the county council of Middlesex, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent or Surrey;

“the relevant area” has the same meaning as in section 87 of the Act;

“the specified functions” means functions other than—

• functions as a local education authority, and

• functions in relation to parks and open spaces

exercisable in Greater London on and after 1st April 1965 by the Greater London Council.

(3) Any instrument made by the London County Council as local education authority—

(a) in so far as it relates to the Inner London Education Area or a part thereof, shall have effect as if made by, and references therein to the London County Council shall be construed as references to, the Greater London Council; and

(b) in so far as it relates to the area of the metropolitan borough of Woolwich included in the London borough of Newham, shall have effect as if made by the council of the London borough, and references therein to the London County Council shall be construed—

(i) in relation to a school maintained on and after 1st April 1965 by the Greater London Council, as references to that council; and

(ii) in any other case, as references to the council of the London borough.

(4) Any instrument which has effect in relation to a park or open space for the time being vested in or under the control and management of the Greater London Council, and any instrument made in the exercise of the specified functions and applying to any part of the relevant area or to things or persons connected with a part of the relevant area, shall have effect as if made by, and references therein to a county council shall be construed as references to, the Greater London Council.

(5) Any other instrument, in so far as it applies to a London borough or a part thereof, or to the City or a part thereof, shall have effect as if made by, and references therein to a county council shall be construed as references to, the council of the London borough or the Common Council, as the case may be:

Provided that references to the London County Council shall, in relation to a school maintained on and after 1st April 1965 by the Greater London Council, be construed as references to that council.