The Waste Regulation and Disposal (Authorities) Order 1985

14.—(1) In the area of a London waste disposal authority section 1 (provision by local authorities for disposal of refuse) shall have effect as if—

(a) in subsection (3) the words “or disposal” were omitted; and

(b) in subsection (4) the words “and dispose of” were omitted.

(2) Where the council of a London borough provides a place for the deposit of refuse in pursuance of section 1 in the area of a London waste disposal authority, the authority shall be under a duty to sell or otherwise dispose of refuse deposited at that place and the council shall afford them access for that purpose at all reasonable times.

(3) A London waste disposal authority shall have power to provide plant and apparatus for the disposal of refuse in pursuance of sub-paragraph (2) and, where the council enter into an agreement with a person under section 1(4), the authority shall also have power to enter into an agreement with that person for the discharge of its duty under sub-paragraph (2).

(4) Section 1(7) shall have effect as if for the definition of “local authority” the following definition were substituted—

“”`local authority' means, in relation to England—

(a)

in Greater London, the council of a London borough or the Common Council;

(b)

in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester (excluding the metropolitan district of Wigan), the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority;

(c)

in the metropolitan county of Merseyside, the Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority;

(d)

in all other areas in England, the council of the county or metropolitan district; and”.