Section 191: Abolition of the London Development Agency
413.Section 191 abolishes the London Development Agency. The date of abolition will be the date on which the section comes into force as specified by commencement order. Schedule 20 contains amendments to primary legislation required in consequence of the Agency’s abolition. Part 32 of Schedule 25 contains repeals of primary legislation required in consequence of the Agency’s abolition.
414.Section 191 also makes provision for the Secretary of State to make schemes for the transfer of the property, rights and liabilities of the London Development Agency. A scheme may be made in favour of the Greater London Authority, a functional body, a subsidiary company of the Authority, the Secretary of State, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or any body specified by order made by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is required to consult the Mayor of London about the contents of a transfer scheme.
