Government Act 1985 extended this principle by directing local authorities to form some shared arrangements whilst permitting them to form others as they wished. Local authorities abolished by Part I Six metropolitan county councils were abolished and the local authority of Greater London. Greater London Council Greater Manchester County Council Merseyside County Council South Yorkshire County Council Tyne and Wear County Council West Midlands County Council West Yorkshire County Council Joint committees established by Part II Joint planning committee for Greater London Greater Manchester Trading Standards Joint Committee Merseyside County Trading Standards Joint Committee South Yorkshire Trading Standards Joint Committee Tyne and Wear Trading Standards Joint Committee West Midlands Trading Standards Joint Committee West Yorkshire Trading Standards Joint Committee Joint arrangements established by Part II East London Waste Authority Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority North London Waste Authority Western Riverside Waste Authority West London Waste Authority Ad hoc authorities established by Part III Inner London Education Authority Note: The outer London borough councils and metropolitan district councils were already education authorities. Joint authorities established by Part IV A number of single purpose authorities were established, collectively known as joint authorities in the legislation. Fire and civil defence authorities Greater Manchester Fire and Civil Defence Authority London Fire and Civil Defence Authority Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence Authority South Yorkshire Fire and Civil Defence Authority Tyne and Wear Fire and Civil Defence Authority West Midlands Fire and Civil Defence Authority West Yorkshire Fire and Civil Defence Authority Passenger transport authorities Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority Note: London Regional Transport was established separately by the London Regional Transport Act 1984. Police authorities Greater Manchester Police Authority Merseyside Police Authority Northumbria Police Authority South Yorkshire Police Authority West Midlands Police Authority West Yorkshire Police Authority Note: The Metropolitan Police was under the control of the Home Office and unaffected by the legislation. Ad hoc bodies established by Part V London Boroughs Grants Committee Residuary bodies established by Part VII Greater Manchester Residuary Body London Residuary Body Merseyside Residuary Body South Yorkshire Residuary Body Tyne and Wear Residuary Body West Midlands Residuary Body West Yorkshire Residuary Body Ad hoc bodies established by Part IX London Research Centre References United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1985 Acts