London Government Act 1963

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom

The London Government Act 1963 was the legislation that reorganized local government in Greater London, establishing the Greater London Council and 32 London boroughs.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom →
abolished	London County Council → Middlesex County Council →
assignedFunction	education in Inner London to Inner London Education Authority → fire services to Greater London Council → highways and traffic to Greater London Council → housing to London borough councils → local planning to London borough councils → personal social services to London borough councils → strategic planning to Greater London Council → waste disposal to Greater London Council →
basedOnReportOf	Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London (Herbert Commission) →
cameIntoForce	1965-04-01 →
citation	1963 c. 33 →
country	United Kingdom →
createdEntity	City of London (as separate authority within Greater London) → Greater London → Greater London Council → London boroughs →
definedBoundaryOf	Greater London →
establishedTwoTierSystem	Greater London Council and London borough councils →
introducedConcept	Greater London as an administrative area →
jurisdiction	England → Greater London →
languageOfText	English →
legislativeBody	Parliament of the United Kingdom →
locatedInLegalSystem	English law →
longTitle	An Act to make provision with respect to the government and administration of Greater London and for purposes connected therewith →
numberOfLondonBoroughsCreated	32 →
partiallyRepealedBy	Local Government Act 1985 →
regionAffected	Inner London → Outer London →
relatedTo	Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London →
reorganized	local government in Greater London →
royalAssent	1963-07-31 →
shortTitle	London Government Act 1963 →
status	partially in force →
subjectMatter	administrative boundaries → local government → metropolitan governance →
transferredAreasFrom	Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED → Essex NERFINISHED → Hertfordshire NERFINISHED → Kent → Surrey →
typeOfReform	local government reorganization →
yearEnacted	1963 →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
London Borough of Bromley → London Borough of Croydon → London Borough of Harrow → London Borough of Wandsworth → Westminster City Council →	createdBy
Islington London Borough Council → London borough councils →	follows
Penge Urban District →	abolishedBy
Local Government Act 1972 →	relatedTo
London Government Act 1963 →	shortTitle