London Government Act 1963

Transfer of sewerage responsibilities and of sewers

10 (1) If it appears to the Greater London Council that any part of a London borough or county district is so situate that it would be convenient for the purposes of sewerage and drainage that that part should be placed under the management of the council of an adjoining borough or district, the Greater London Council may by order direct that that part shall, for those purposes, be under the management of that borough or district council.

(2) Where, by virtue of an order under this paragraph, any part of a London borough or county district is placed under the management of the council of an adjoining borough or district, the sums which that council require for defraying the expenses incurred by them in the discharge of their functions relating to sewerage in the said part of the first-mentioned borough or district shall be paid, upon the order of that council, by the council of the first-mentioned borough or district.

11 Where—

(a) a street or line of street is situate in (two or more boroughs or county districts, or

(b) the whole of a street is situate in one borough or county district, but the whole or any part of the buildings abutting on that street is situate in another borough or county district,

the Greater London Council may order that the street or line of street shall, for the purposes of sewerage or drainage or both, be under the exclusive management of the council of one of the said boroughs or districts, and may by order direct in what proportions the costs of constructing and maintaining any new sewer or drain in the street or line of street, or of reconstructing, repairing or maintaining any sewer or drain therein, are to be borne and defrayed respectively by the councils of those boroughs or districts, and the decision of the Greater London Council with respect thereto shall be final.

12 (1) The Greater London Council may by order declare that any sewer vested in them shall as from such date as may be specified in the order vest in the council of the London borough or county district in which the sewer is situated.

(2) The transfer of a sewer under this paragraph shall not be made without the consent of the council to whom it is to be transferred and shall be made on such terms and conditions as may be agreed between that council and the Greater London Council:

Provided that the foregoing requirement shall not apply if the Minister on the application of the Greater London Council and after consultation with the other council dispenses with the requirement.

(3) Any dispensation granted by the Minister under the last foregoing sub-paragraph may be given either unconditionally or subject to conditions (including conditions requiring the Greater London Council to make payments to the other council in respect of the expenses of repairing or renewing the sewer to be transferred).

(4) Where a sewer transferred under this paragraph is situated in a part of a London borough or county district or in a street to which an order under paragraph 10 or 11 of this Part of this Schedule applies, the Greater London Council may make such amendments of that order as appear to them to be appropriate in consequence of the transfer.

(5) In this paragraph " sewer " includes a part of a sewer.