The Waste Regulation and Disposal (Authorities) Order 1985
The order sets up seven authorities to take over the waste regulation functions and, in certain areas, the waste disposal functions of the Greater London Council, the Greater Manchester County Council and the Merseyside County Council on their abolition on 1st April 1986. The new authorities come into existence on 1st January 1986 so that they can prepare for the takeover on 1st April 1986.