London Regional Transport Act 1984

8 (1) The provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2) below, which confer functions on, or otherwise have effect in relation to, the Executive or (as the case may be) the designated company (within the meaning of the 1969 Act) shall continue to apply in relation to London Regional Transport or (as the case may be) in relation to that company, as they applied, and with respect to any area with respect to which they applied, immediately before the appointed day.

(2) The provisions referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are—

(a) sections 104 and 109 of the [1934 c. xcvi.] London Passenger Transport Act 1934 ;

(b) sections 64 and 68(1) of the [1937 c. xc.] London Passenger Transport Act 1937;

(c) section 65 of the [1938 c. xcii.] London Passenger Transport Act 1938 ;

(d) section 57 of the [1949 c. xxix.] British Transport Commission Act 1949 ; and

(e) section 15 of the [1951 c. xxxix.] British Transport Commission Act 1951.

(3) Those provisions shall also apply in relation to any subsidiary of London Regional Transport as they apply in relation to London Regional Transport; and section 104 of the Act of 1934 mentioned above (power to erect shelters, etc.) shall also apply (with any necessary modifications) with respect to the routes of any public passenger transport services operated by any person in pursuance of any agreement entered into by London Regional Transport by virtue of section 3(2) of this Act as it applies with respect to the routes of such services operated by London Regional Transport or any subsidiary of theirs.

(4) The functions of the Executive under—

(a) section 69 of the Act of 1937 mentioned above ; and

(b) section 25 of the [1969 c. 1.] London Transport Act 1969 ;

shall continue to be functions of London Regional Transport, exercisable with respect to any area with respect to which they were exercisable immediately before the appointed day.

(5) For the purposes of section 69 of the Act of 1937 mentioned above—

(a) tramcars, trolley vehicles or public service vehicles of any subsidiary of London Regional Transport shall be treated as tramcars, trolley vehicles or public service vehicles of London Regional Transport; and

(b) proceedings brought by any such subsidiary shall be treated as brought by London Regional Transport.

(6) For the purposes of section 25 of the [1969 c. 1.] London Transport Act 1969—

(a) road transport garages, depots, bus stations, shelters or other road transport premises belonging to, leased to or worked by, and any officers and servants of, any subsidiary of London Regional Transport shall be treated respectively as road transport garages, depots, bus stations, shelters or other road transport premises belonging to, leased to or worked by, and officers and servants of, London Regional Transport ; and

(b) any such subsidiary may exercise the power under subsection (3) of that section in any case where the premises (within the meaning of that section) in relation to which the danger, annoyance or hindrance there mentioned arises are premises of that subsidiary and (in the case of any hindrance) the hindrance in question is hindrance to that subsidiary in the lawful use of those premises.