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            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.</dc:description><dc:date>1985-07-16</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-06-05</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-04-29</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/51/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/51/body" NumberOfProvisions="102" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2026-04-29"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/51/part/IV" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/51/part/IV" NumberOfProvisions="20" id="part-IV" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2017-04-03"><Number><Strong><CommentaryRef Ref="c3162821"/>Part IV</Strong></Number><Title> Police, Fire Services, Civil Defence and Transport</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/51/part/IV/crossheading/establishment-of-joint-authorities" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/51/part/IV/crossheading/establishment-of-joint-authorities" NumberOfProvisions="6" id="part-IV-crossheading-establishment-of-joint-authorities" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2017-04-03"><Title> Establishment of joint authorities</Title><P1group ConfersPower="true" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2009-02-09"><Title> <Substitution ChangeId="key-3594aaf4a30d7422c7b30f897fc6820f-1530965013064" CommentaryRef="key-3594aaf4a30d7422c7b30f897fc6820f">Integrated Transport Authorities</Substitution></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/51/section/28" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/51/section/28" id="section-28"><Pnumber>28</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/51/section/28/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/51/section/28/1" id="section-28-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>On 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 <Substitution ChangeId="key-5dbe565b59c186397b4889e2f37ebbde-1526250159582" CommentaryRef="key-5dbe565b59c186397b4889e2f37ebbde">“ Integrated Transport Authority ”</Substitution>.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/51/section/28/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/51/section/28/2" id="section-28-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The  <Substitution ChangeId="key-ef9c1ad8ab05cba39919f48e7be2764f-1526250554373" CommentaryRef="key-ef9c1ad8ab05cba39919f48e7be2764f">authorities</Substitution>  established by this section shall be known as  <Substitution ChangeId="key-bbb5af905dfbfd4a5c26385452a78d00-1526250606773" CommentaryRef="key-bbb5af905dfbfd4a5c26385452a78d00">Integrated Transport Authorities</Substitution> .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/51/section/28/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/51/section/28/3" id="section-28-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Each  <Substitution ChangeId="key-ba7d500add92a1902aba6ba15dc48125-1526250652613" CommentaryRef="key-ba7d500add92a1902aba6ba15dc48125">Integrated Transport Authority established under this section</Substitution>  shall consist of members of the constituent councils appointed by them to be members of the authority.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/51/section/28/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/51/section/28/4" id="section-28-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The constituent councils in relation to  <Substitution ChangeId="key-dc5230b1e8e94b38ac88832ccb530e40-1526250693943" CommentaryRef="key-dc5230b1e8e94b38ac88832ccb530e40">an Integrated Transport Authority established under this section</Substitution>  shall be the councils of the metropolitan districts comprised in the county.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c3162821" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. IV (ss. 23–42) extended by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1987/2110" id="c00298" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1987" Number="2110">S.I. 1987/2110</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00298" id="c00299" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1987/2110/article/2/2" SectionRef="article-2-2">art. 2(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00298" id="c00300" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1987/2110/schedule/1/paragraph/8" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-1-paragraph-8">Sch. 1 para. 8</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-5dbe565b59c186397b4889e2f37ebbde" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 28(1) substituted (9.2.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26" id="cyrp332k2-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="26" Title="Local Transport Act 2008">Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00007" id="cyrp332k2-00008" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26/section/134/4" SectionRef="section-134-4">s. 134(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00007" id="cyrp332k2-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26/schedule/4/paragraph/53/2/a" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-53-2-a" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 53(2)(a)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107" id="cyrp332k2-00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="107" Title="The Local Transport Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009">S.I. 2009/107</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00010" id="cyrp332k2-00011" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107/article/2/1" SectionRef="article-2-1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00010" id="cyrp332k2-00012" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107/schedule/1/part/1" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-1">Sch. 1 Pt. 1</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-ef9c1ad8ab05cba39919f48e7be2764f" Type="F"><Para><Text>Word in s. 28(2) substituted (9.2.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26" id="cyrp332k2-00019" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="26" Title="Local Transport Act 2008">Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00019" id="cyrp332k2-00020" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26/section/134/4" SectionRef="section-134-4">s. 134(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00019" id="cyrp332k2-00021" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26/schedule/4/paragraph/53/2/b/i" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-53-2-b-i" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 53(2)(b)(i)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107" id="cyrp332k2-00022" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="107" Title="The Local Transport Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009">S.I. 2009/107</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00022" id="cyrp332k2-00023" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107/article/2/1" SectionRef="article-2-1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00022" id="cyrp332k2-00024" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107/schedule/1/part/1" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-1">Sch. 1 Pt. 1</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-bbb5af905dfbfd4a5c26385452a78d00" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 28(2) substituted (9.2.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26" id="cyrp332k2-00031" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="26" Title="Local Transport Act 2008">Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00031" id="cyrp332k2-00032" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26/section/134/4" SectionRef="section-134-4">s. 134(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00031" id="cyrp332k2-00033" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26/schedule/4/paragraph/53/2/b/ii" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-53-2-b-ii" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 53(2)(b)(ii)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107" id="cyrp332k2-00034" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="107" Title="The Local Transport Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009">S.I. 2009/107</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00034" id="cyrp332k2-00035" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107/article/2/1" SectionRef="article-2-1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00034" id="cyrp332k2-00036" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107/schedule/1/part/1" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-1">Sch. 1 Pt. 1</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-ba7d500add92a1902aba6ba15dc48125" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 28(3) substituted (9.2.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26" id="cyrp332k2-00043" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="26" Title="Local Transport Act 2008">Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00043" id="cyrp332k2-00044" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26/section/134/4" SectionRef="section-134-4">s. 134(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00043" id="cyrp332k2-00045" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26/schedule/4/paragraph/53/2/c" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-53-2-c" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 53(2)(c)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107" id="cyrp332k2-00046" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="107" Title="The Local Transport Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009">S.I. 2009/107</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00046" id="cyrp332k2-00047" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107/article/2/1" SectionRef="article-2-1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00046" id="cyrp332k2-00048" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107/schedule/1/part/1" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-1">Sch. 1 Pt. 1</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-dc5230b1e8e94b38ac88832ccb530e40" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 28(4) substituted (9.2.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26" id="cyrp332k2-00055" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="26" Title="Local Transport Act 2008">Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00055" id="cyrp332k2-00056" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26/section/134/4" SectionRef="section-134-4">s. 134(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00055" id="cyrp332k2-00057" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26/schedule/4/paragraph/53/2/d" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-53-2-d" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 53(2)(d)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107" id="cyrp332k2-00058" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="107" Title="The Local Transport Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009">S.I. 2009/107</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00058" id="cyrp332k2-00059" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107/article/2/1" SectionRef="article-2-1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cyrp332k2-00058" id="cyrp332k2-00060" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107/schedule/1/part/1" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-1">Sch. 1 Pt. 1</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-3594aaf4a30d7422c7b30f897fc6820f" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c0xo7yfs3-00007" SectionRef="part-IV-crossheading-establishment-of-joint-authorities" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/51/part/IV/crossheading/establishment-of-joint-authorities">S. 28 heading</CitationSubRef> substituted (9.2.2009) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26" id="c0xo7yfs3-00008" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2008" Number="26" Title="Local Transport Act 2008">Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c0xo7yfs3-00008" id="c0xo7yfs3-00009" SectionRef="section-134-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26/section/134/4">s. 134(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c0xo7yfs3-00008" id="c0xo7yfs3-00010" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-53-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/26/schedule/4/paragraph/53/3" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 53(3)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107" id="c0xo7yfs3-00011" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="107" Title="The Local Transport Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009">S.I. 2009/107</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c0xo7yfs3-00011" id="c0xo7yfs3-00012" SectionRef="article-2-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107/article/2/1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c0xo7yfs3-00011" id="c0xo7yfs3-00013" SectionRef="schedule-1-part-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/107/schedule/1/part/1">Sch. 1 Pt. 1</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>