The Local Government Reorganisation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1990

Enactments relating to Thames embankments

2.—(1) In the enactments to which this article applies, any reference to the Greater London Council(1) shall be construed as a reference to the local council.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the local council is the council of the London borough in whose area the land to which the enactment relates is situated or, if such land is situated in their area, the Common Council of the City of London, but where the enactment relates to land situated in the area of more than one council, each such council shall be the local council in respect only of such part of the land as is situated in its area.

(3) This article applies to the following enactments—

• The Thames Embankment Act 1862(2);

• The Thames Embankment Act 1863(3);

• The Thames Embankment (North and South) Act 1868(4);

• The Thames Embankment (Chelsea) Act 1868(5);

• The Thames Embankment (South) Act 1873(6);

• The Metropolitan Board of Works (Various Powers) Act 1875(7);

• The London County Council (General Powers) Act 1893(8);

• The London County Council (Improvements) Act 1900(9);

• The London County Council (General Powers) Act 1911(10);

and, in so far as it relates to land in the City of Westminster, section 38 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1939(11);

(1)

References to the Greater London Council were substituted for references to the Metropolitan Board of Works and to the London County Council by S.I. 1965/540, article 4 and Schedule 2.

(2)

1862 c. 93.

(3)

1863 c. 75.

(4)

1868 c.cxi.

(5)

1868 c.cxxxv.

(6)

1873 c.vii.

(7)

1875 c.clxxix.

(8)

1893 c.ccxxi.

(9)

1900 c.cclxix.

(10)

1911 c.lxiii.

(11)

1939 c.c.