http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/51/section/26Local Government Act 1985 An Act to abolish the Greater London Council and the metropolitan county councils; to transfer their functions to the local authorities in their areas and, in some cases, to other bodies; and to provide for other matters consequential on, or connected with, the abolition of those councils.1985-07-16texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-06-05Expert Participation2026-04-29 Part IV261On the appointed day there shall be established for each metropolitan county a body corporate to be known by the name of that county with the addition of the words “Fire and Civil Defence Authority”.2The authorities established by this section shall be known as metropolitan county fire and civil defence authorities.3Subject to subsection (5), each metropolitan county fire and civil defence authority shall consist of members of the constituent councils appointed by them to be members of the authority.4The constituent councils in relation to a metropolitan county fire and civil defence authority shall be the councils of the metropolitan districts comprised in the county.5A metropolitan county fire and rescue authority may appoint a relevant police and crime commissioner to be a member of the authority.6An appointment under subsection (5) may only be made in response to a request by the relevant police and crime commissioner.7If a request under subsection (6) is made to a metropolitan county fire and rescue authority, the authority must—aconsider the request,bgive reasons for their decision to agree to or refuse the request, andcpublish those reasons in such manner as they think appropriate.8In this section “relevant police and crime commissioner”, in relation to a metropolitan county fire and rescue authority, means a police and crime commissioner—awhose area is the same as, or contains all of, the area of the authority, orball or part of whose area falls within the area of the authority.Pt. IV (ss. 23–42) extended by S.I. 1987/2110, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 8Words in s. 26(3) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss. 7(6)(a), 183(1)(5)(e); S.I. 2017/399, reg. 2, Sch. para. 3S. 26(5)-(8) inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss. 7(6)(b), 183(1)(5)(e); S.I. 2017/399, reg. 2, Sch. para. 3