The Local Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provision) (No. 4) Order 1974

Statutory Instruments

1974 No. 1351

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Authorities Etc. (Miscellaneous Provision) (No. 4) Order 1974

Made

1st August 1974

Laid before Parliament

15th August 1974

Coming into Operation

5th September 1974

The Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 254(1)(a) and (2)(a), (b) and (c) and 266(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 and section 34(1) of the Water Act 1973 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following order:—

Title and commencement

1.  This order may be cited as the Local Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provision) (No. 4) Order 1974 and shall come into operation on 5th September 1974.

Territorial extent of exercise of powers

2.—(1) Article 10(1), in so far as it relates to Part II of Schedule 2, and article 10(2), are made by the Secretary of State for the Environment.

(2) Article 10(1), in so far as it relates to Part III of Schedule 2, and article 10(3), are made by the Secretary of State for Wales.

(3) Subject to paragraphs (1) and (2), this order is made by the Secretary of State for the Environment in relation to England and by the Secretary of State for Wales in relation to Wales.

Interpretation

3.—(1) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

(2) In this order “the Act” means the Local Government Act 1972.

(3) In this order—

(a) references to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended, extended or applied by or under any other enactment;

(b) references to any instrument shall be construed as references to that instrument as amended, extended or applied by any other instrument.

(4) Any reference in this order to a numbered article or schedule shall, unless the reference is to an article or schedule of a specified order, be construed as a reference to the article or schedule bearing that number in this order.

Miscellaneous amendments of public general and other Acts

4.—(1) In the Act to provide for the better regulation of certain common pastures within the borough of Beverley, enacted on 21st June 1836(1)—

(a) in section VI (Elections of pasture-masters to be held before mayor), for “or One or more of the Aldermen of the said Borough” there shall be substituted “of the Borough of Beverley or One or more of the Councillors of such Borough”; and

(b) in section X (In case of death or inability of mayor, council to appoint an alderman to preside at the election of pasture-masters)—

(i) for “the Mayor of the said Borough” there shall be substituted “the Mayor of the Borough of Beverley”; and

(ii) for “Aldermen of the said Borough” there shall be substituted “Councillors of the said Borough”.

(2) In the Local Government Act 1888 in section 69(11), for “the councils of boroughs mentioned in the Third Schedule to this Act” there shall be substituted “the councils of London boroughs and the Common Council of the City of London”.

(3) In the Abingdon Corporation Act 1951—

(a) in section 4(2) (interpretation) there shall be inserted—

““The Town Council” means the Town Council of Abingdon;”;”;

(b) in Part IV (fisheries) for “the Corporation”, wherever occurring, there shall be substituted “the Town Council”; and

(c) in section 52(1) (fishing permits) for “the guildhall in the borough” there shall be substituted “the Abingdon Guildhall”.

(4) In the Milford Haven Conservancy Act 1958, in Part I of the First Schedule (constitution of the Milford Haven Conservancy Board), for sub-paragraph (h) of paragraph 2 there shall be substituted—

“(h) three by the County Council of Dyfed.”.

(5) In the Water Act 1958, in Schedule 1 (procedure for making orders), in the first item in the table in paragraph 1(1), for the entry (a) there shall be substituted—

“(a) Every local authority whose area would be affected by the order.”.

(6) The enactments specified in Schedule 1 are hereby repealed to the extent mentioned in column (3) thereof.

(7) The repeal of section 3 of the Local Government Act 1888 shall not affect any functions exercised by any authorities existing on or after 1st April 1974.

Amendment and revocation of instruments

5.—(1) The Local Government (Conferences) Regulations 1965(2) are hereby revoked.

(2) In the Local Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provision) (No. 3) Order 1974(3) in article 4(1) (dissolution of charter trustees), for “Lydd, Folkestone and Margate” there shall be substituted “Folkestone, Margate and Ramsgate”.

Cheshire Brine Pumping (Compensation for Subsidence) Act 1952

6.—(1) The amendments set out in the following paragraphs shall be made in the Cheshire Brine Pumping (Compensation for Subsidence) Act 1952.

(2) In section 3, the definition of “corporation” shall be omitted; and for the definitions of “county” and “local authority” there shall be substituted—

““county” means the county of Cheshire; and

““local authority” means the council of a district wholly or partly within the compensation district;”.”.

(3) In section 8(1), for the words following “of the county council” there shall be substituted “and the district councils of Congleton, Crewe and Nantwich and Vale Royal by those bodies respectively, and in the case of the district councils of Macclesfield, Manchester, Trafford and Warrington in manner provided by Part II of the Second Schedule to this Act and shall be notified by the appropriate officer to the clerk of the Compensation Board not later than the second Thursday in November in the appropriate year”.

(4) In section 8(2), for the definition of “appropriate officer” there shall be substituted—

““appropriate officer” means—

• in the case of the county council, the County Secretary;

• in the case of the district council of Congleton, Crewe and Nantwich or Vale Royal, the Chief Executive; and

• in the case of the district councils of Macclesfield, Manchester, Trafford and Warrington, the Chief Executive of the Borough Council of Macclesfield;”.

(5) In section 27(3), for the third and fourth items there shall be substituted— “by the District Council of Vale Royal…two”.

(6) In section 38(1), for “the local planning authority and to the local authority of the county district” there shall be substituted “the county council and to the council of the district”.

(7) In section 38(2), for “The local planning authority or the local authority” there shall be substituted “The county council or the district council”.

(8) In section 45(5)(a), for the words preceding “shall apply” there shall be substituted—

“The provisions contained in section 236(3) to (8) and in sections 237 and 238 of the Local Government Act 1972”.

(9) In section 45(5)(b), for “250” there shall be substituted “235”.

(10) In section 52(b), for the words preceding “shall apply” there shall be substituted “Sections 173 to 178 of the Local Government Act 1972”.

(11) In section 56, for “section 290 of the Local Government Act 1933” there shall be substituted “section 250 of the Local Government Act 1972”.

(12) For Schedule 1 there shall be substituted—

“FIRST SCHEDULE AREAS FORMING THE COMPENSATION DISTRICT

The Borough of Congleton other than the area of the former borough of Congleton.

The Borough of Crewe and Nantwich other than the parish of Nantwich.

The Borough of Macclesfield other than—

so much of the area of the former borough of Macclesfield as was comprised in that borough on 31st March 1955;

the area of the former urban district of Wilmslow, and

the parishes of Adlington, Alderley Edge, Bollington, Bosley, Disley, Hurdsfield, Kettleshulme, Lyme Handley, Macclesfield Forest, Pott Shrigley, Poynton-with-Worth, Prestbury, Rainow, Sutton, Wildboarclough and Wincle.

The District of Vale Royal other than the parishes of Alvanley, Aston, Dutton, Frodsham, Helsby, Kingsley, Manley, Norley and Sutton.

In the City of Manchester, the parish of Ringway.

In the Borough of Trafford, the parishes of Carrington, Dunham Massey, Partington and Warburton.

In the Borough of Warrington, the parishes of Lymm and Stretton.”.

(13) For Part I of Schedule 2 there shall be substituted—

“PART I

Appointing authority	Number of members
Borough Council of Congleton	One
Borough Council of Crewe and Nantwich	One
District Council of Vale Royal	Two
District councils of Macclesfield, Manchester, Trafford and Warrington	One”

Osgoldcross Joint Cremation Board

7.—(1) The Osgoldcross Joint Cremation Board Order 1954 is hereby revoked.

(2) The Osgoldcross Joint Cremation Board (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”) shall cease to exist.

(3) All property and liabilities vested in or attaching to the Board shall by virtue of this order be transferred to and vest in or attach to the City Council of Wakefield (hereinafter referred to as “the City Council”).

All contracts, deeds, bonds, agreements and other instruments subsisting in favour of, or against, and all notices in force which were given (or have effect as if they had been given) by, or to, the Board shall be of full force and effect in favour of, or against, the City Council.

Any action or proceeding or any cause of action or proceeding, pending or existing immediately before the coming into operation of this order, by, or against, the Board shall not be prejudicially affected by reason of this order, and may be continued, prosecuted and enforced by, or against, the City Council.

(4) The accounts of the Board and of the committees and officers thereof shall be made up to the date of the coming into operation of this order and shall be audited in like manner and subject to the same incidents and consequences as if the Board had not been dissolved;

Provided that any sum certified by a district auditor as due from any person shall be paid to the City Council.

(5) Any officer of the Board shall be transferred to the employment of the City Council, and paragraphs (1), (6), (8) and (13) of article 13 of the Local Authorities etc. (Staff Transfer and Protection) Order 1974(4) shall apply to such officer as they apply to officers transferred by an article, scheme or determination mentioned in the said paragraph (1).

Charter of University College of Wales

8.—(1) The amendments set out in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this article shall be made in the Charter of the University College of Wales, granted on 10th September 1889, and the provisions of paragraphs (4) to (6) of this article shall have effect for the purposes therein mentioned.

(2) In article 17 (ex-officio Governors) for paragraphs (1) and (11) there shall be substituted—

“(1) The Lord-Lieutenants and Lieutenants of Dyfed and Powys and the Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd (or at the wish of the Lord-Lieutenant a Lieutenant of Gwynedd in his place).”;

“(11) The Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the education committees of the county councils of Dyfed, Gwynedd and Powys.”.

(3) In article 18 (representative Governors)—

(a) for paragraphs (2) and (3) there shall be substituted—

“(2) (i) Twelve persons by the County Council of Dyfed;

(ii) Four persons by the County Council of Gwynedd; and

(iii) Eight persons by the County Council of Powys.”;

“(3) (i) Four persons by each of the district councils of Brecknock, Carmarthen, Ceredigion, Dinefwr, Llanelli, Meirionnydd, Montgomery, Preseli, Radnor and South Pembrokeshire; and

(ii) Two persons by the Town Council of Aberystwyth.”;

(b) paragraph (4) shall cease to have effect.

(4) The following provisions of the said Charter, namely—

paragraph (13) of article 17 (Head Teachers of certain schools to be ex-officio Governors) and

paragraphs (6) and (7) of article 18 (representative Governors to be elected by certain school Managers and Head Teachers)

shall continue to have effect as if the former counties of Brecon, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Merioneth, Montgomeryshire, Pembroke and Radnorshire were still in existence and were “the said Counties” or “the said seven counties” referred to in those paragraphs.

(5) Statute 6 of the Statutes of the said University College (regulations relating to the election of representative Governors by certain Head Teachers) shall continue to have effect as if the former counties therein specified were still in existence.

(6) For the purposes of the first appointments under paragraph (3) of this article—

(a) the Registrar shall take such action as is necessary to secure elections by the nominating authorities as soon as practicable after the coming into operation of this order;

(b) the periods of office of the persons so elected shall be deemed to commence on 10th September 1974; and

(c) Statute 4 of the Statutes of the said University College (certain requirements as to elections of representative Governors etc.) shall not have effect.

Franchise and prescriptive rights

9.—(1) The powers to maintain markets in streets and to hold fairs exercisable immediately before 1st April 1974 by the corporation or council of the borough of Helston shall be exercisable by the Town Council of Helston.

(2) The right of wreck enjoyed immediately before 1st April 1974 by the corporation or council of the borough of Southwold shall be exercisable by the Parish Council of Southwold.

(3) Any parish council to whom any matter is transferred by paragraph (1) or (2) above shall have the same powers in relation thereto as were exercisable immediately before 1st April 1974 by the corporation or council from whom the matter is transferred.

Property, liabilities, contracts, etc., notices and proceedings

10.—(1) Any property described in column (2) of Part I, II or III of Schedule 2 of an authority named in column (1) and all liabilities attaching to the said authority in respect of any such property shall by virtue of this order be transferred to and vest in or attach to the authority specified in respect of such property in column (3), and—

(a) all contracts, deeds, bonds, agreements and other intruments subsisting in favour of, or against, and all notices in force which were given (or have effect as if they had been given) by, or to, the authority named in the said column (1) in respect of such property and liabilities shall be of full force and effect in favour of, or against, the authority specified in column (3); and

(b) any action or proceeding or any cause of action or proceeding, pending or existing at the coming into operation of this order, by, or against, the authority named in the said column (1) in respect of such property and liabilities shall not be prejudicially affected by reason of this article, and may be continued, prosecuted and enforced by, or against, the authority specified in column (3).

(2) Articles 11, 17, 23, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34(2), 35, 38 and 39 of the Local Authorities (England) (Property etc.) Order 1973(5) and articles 7 and 8 of the Local Authorities etc. (England) (Property etc.: Further Provision) Order 1974(6) shall apply as if paragraph (1) above and Parts I and II of Schedule 2 were contained in the said order of 1973.

(3) Articles 11, 17, 23, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33(2), 34, 37 and 38 of the Local Authorities (Wales) (Property etc.) Order 1973(7) and articles 6 and 8 of the Local Authorities etc. (Wales) (Property etc.: Further Provision) Order 1974(8) shall apply as if paragraph (1) above and Parts I and III of Schedule 2 were contained in the said order of 1973.

(4) The Teesside Airport shall be held by the County Council of Cleveland for the joint use and benefit of themselves, the County Council of Durham and such other local authorities as may from time to time be agreed on by the said county councils.

(5) The Newcastle Airport shall be held by the County Council of Tyne and Wear for the joint use and benefit of themselves and the County Councils of Durham and Northumberland.

(6) Article 8 (sewers and sewage disposal works) of the Local Authorities (England) (Property etc.) Order 1973 as extended by article 4(4) of the Local Authorities etc. (England) (Property etc.: Further Provision) Order 1974 shall also apply to branch and trunk sewers constructed by the Harlow New Town Development Corporation under the Public Health Act 1936 and included as general development expenditure in Schedule No. 1 to the Corporation's accounts, and article 16A inserted in the said order of 1973 by article 4(10) of the said order of 1974 shall have effect accordingly.

(7) In item 26 in Schedule 2 to the Local Authorities (England) (Property etc.) Order 1973 as amended by article 4(18)(c)(viii) of the Local Authorities etc. (England) (Property etc.: Further Provision) Order 1974 the word “Hampshire” wherever occurring, and the entry for the Hampshire police authority in Schedule 4 to the said order of 1973 as amended by article 4(20)(b) of the said order of 1974, shall cease to have effect.

(8) All property and liabilities immediately before 1st April 1974 vested in or attaching to the Hampshire police authority shall by virtue of this order be transferred to and vest in or attach to the County Council of Hampshire or the Hampshire Police Authority, as may be appropriate, and—

(a) all contracts, deeds, bonds, agreements and other instruments subsisting in favour of, or against, and all notices in force which were given (or have effect as if they had been given) by, or to, the said police authority in respect of such property or liabilities shall be of full force and effect in favour of, or against, the County Council of Hampshire or the Hampshire Police Authority, as the case may be; and

(b) any action or proceeding or any cause of action or proceeding, pending or existing immediately before the coming into operation of this order, by, or against, the said police authority in respect of such property or liabilities shall not be prejudicially affected by reason of the Act, and may be continued, prosecuted and enforced by, or against, the County Council of Hampshire or the Hampshire Police Authority, as the case may be.

Transfer of certain officers

11.  Any officer transferred by article 6(8) of the Local Authorities etc. (Staff Transfer and Protection) Order 1974 to the employment of the County Council of Greater Manchester shall be transferred to the employment of such County Council and the City Council of Manchester, and paragraphs (1), (6), (8) and (13) of article 13 of the said order shall apply to such officer as they apply to officers transferred by an article, scheme or determination mentioned in the said paragraph (1).

Compulsory purchase orders

12.  Where under paragraph (1) of article 22 of the Local Authorities etc. (Miscellaneous Provision) Order 1974(9) a water authority is substituted as the authority to be authorised to acquire the land comprised in a compulsory purchase order and section 121 of the Act is substituted as the Act under which the compulsory acquisition is authorised, that section shall have effect as if any reference therein to a principal council included a reference to the water authority.

Discharges of water or sewage by Thames Water Authority

13.  Nothing in the Rivers (Prevention of Pollution) Acts 1951 to 1961 (which apply by virtue of section 9 of the Water Act 1973) shall penalise or otherwise render unlawful any discharge from an outlet which on 31st July 1964 formed part of the sewerage works of the London County Council and was used solely for the purpose of discharging storm water or storm sewage in the Thames area as defined in section 94 of the Port of London Act 1968 so long as the outlet continues to be so used.

This article shall cease to have effect on 1st April 1975.

Anthony Crosland

Secretary of State for the Environment

31st July 1974

John Morris

Secretary of State for Wales

1st August 1974

Article 4(6)

SCHEDULE 1 REPEAL OF ENACTMENTS

(1)	(2)	(3)
Chapter	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
13 & 14 Vict. c. 105	The Liberties Act 1850	The whole Act
37 & 38 Vict. c. 45	The County of Hertford and Liberty of St. Alban Act 1874	The whole Act
45 & 46 Vict. c. 50	The Municipal Corporations Act 1882	Section 6 Section 7(3) Section 146
46 & 47 Vict. c. 18	The Municipal Corporations Act 1883	Sections 2 to 4 Section 15 Schedule 1
51 & 52 Vict. c. 41	The Local Government Act 1888	Section 3 Section 59(2) Section 64 Section 83 Schedule 3
1960 c.67	The Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960	In the Schedule, in paragraph 1(d) the words “(including joint education committees)” and “, and divisional executives constituted under Part III”

Article 10(1)

SCHEDULE 2 TRANSFER OF PARTICULAR PROPERTIES

PART I

(1)	(2)	(3)
Transferor authority	Property	Transferee authority
Any county council	Any property which by any order constituting a combined police force was expressly left vested in the council of a county borough.	The council specified in respect of such council of a county borough in Part II of Schedule 4 to the Local Authorities (England) (Property etc.) Order 1973 or the Local Authorities (Wales) (Property etc.) Order 1973

PART II

(1)	(2)	(3)
Transferor authority	Property	Transferee authority
The County Council of Cumbria	Baliol School, Sedbergh	The County Council of North Yorkshire
The County Council of Derbyshire	Pear Tree House, Pear Tree Road, Derby	The Borough Council of Derby
The County Council of Derbyshire	6·07 acres of land to the north of Stanton Road, Sandiacre, being part of O.S. 8124	The District Council of Erewash
The County Council of Lancashire	Knowsley St Albert's RC Primary (Aided) School, Cantril Farm, Liverpool	The Borough Council of Knowsley
The County Council of Essex	The former Borough Weights and Measures Offices in South Street, Colchester	The Borough Council of Colchester
The Borough Council of Ashford	Tenterden Town Hall	The Parish Council of Tenterden
The Borough Council of Ashford	East Cross recreation ground	The Parish Council of Tenterden
The Borough Council of Ashford	St Michael's recreation ground	The Parish Council of Tenterden
The Borough Council of Ashford	East Cross Gardens	The Parish Council of Tenterden
The District Council of Chiltern	The Memorial Gardens, Broadway, Amersham	The Town Council of Amersham
The District Council of Chiltern	The Market Hall, Market Place, Amersham	The Town Council of Amersham
The Borough Council of Colchester	6, Trinity Street, Colchester	The County Council of Essex
The District Council of Cotswold	Redesdale Hall, Moreton-in-Marsh	The Parish Council of Moreton-in-Marsh
The District Council of Dartford	Swanscombe Park	The Parish Council of Swanscombe
The District Council of Dartford	Knockhall Road playing field	The Parish Council of Swanscombe
The District Council of Dartford	Greenhithe Foreshore	The Parish Council of Swanscombe
The District Council of Dartford	Swanscombe sports ground	The Parish Council of Swanscombe
The District Council of Dartford	Cobham Terrace children's playground	The Parish Council of Swanscombe
The District Council of Dartford	The Grove Hall	The Parish Council of Swanscombe
The District Council of Dartford	Church Road Hall	The Parish Council of Swanscombe
The Borough Council of Erewash	335, 339, 341, 343, 345, 351, 355, 359 and 361 Stenson Road, Derby	The Borough Council of Derby
The District Council of Hambleton	5·07 acres of land, bounded by the Applegarth Car Park and Sun Beck, the Applegarth Road, the Cattle Market, Ashlea Road, Upwell Road and Applegarth County Primary School, Northallerton	The Parish Council of Northallerton
The District Council of Holderness	The Hedon Town Hall and Town Hall Cottage, and the garden and land adjacent thereto	The Parish Council of Hedon
The District Council of Kennet	All land and buildings (other than swimming pools) held for purposes of physical training, recreation, parks and open space	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	All land and buildings held for the purpose of crematoria	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	All public conveniences situated in parks and public open spaces	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	1, 2 and 3, Little Brittox	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	18, 19, 24 and 26, the Brittox	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	Land occupied by Wiltshire Vegetables Limited at Commercial Road	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	Range of buildings used for storage in Couch Lane	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	The Corn Exchange, Market Place	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	23, The Market Place	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	13, 14 and 15, Maryport Street	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	21, Monday Market Street	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	37, New Park Street	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	The Town Hall, St John's Street	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	Site of former 16, St John's Street	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	Two small parcels of land adjoining Hillworth Park	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	11, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28, Sidmouth Street	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	1, 2 and 3, Albion Street	The Parish Council of Devizes
The District Council of Kennet	1 and 29/30, Sheep Street	The Parish Council of Devizes
The City Council of Liverpool	Croxteth Hall and Estate, Liverpool	The County Council of Merseyside
The Borough Council of Middlesbrough	The Teesside Airport	The County Council of Cleveland
The City Council of Newcastle upon Tyne	The Newcastle Airport	The County Council of Tyne and Wear
The District Council of North Hertfordshire	The Royston Cave	The Parish Council of Royston
The District Council of North Hertfordshire	The Royse Stone	The Parish Council of Royston
The District Council of North Hertfordshire	9/11, Kneesworth Street	The Parish Council of Royston
The District Council of North Hertfordshire	30, Kneesworth Street and Stamford's Yard	The Parish Council of Royston
The District Council of North Hertfordshire	The Town Hall, Royston	The Parish Council of Royston
The District Council of North Hertfordshire	The Youth Club, Market Hill, Royston	The Parish Council of Royston
The District Council of North Hertfordshire	Stile Plantation, Royston	The Parish Council of Royston
The District Council of North Hertfordshire	Green Walk Plantation, Royston	The Parish Council of Royston
The City Council of Nottingham	Leasehold interest in the first and second floors of York House, Mansfield Road, Nottingham	The County Council of Nottinghamshire
The City Council of Nottingham	Leasehold interest in the first floor of Minerva House. Spaniel Row, Nottingham	The County Council of Nottinghamshire
The District Council of Purbeck	Children's play area, Drax Avenue	The Parish Council of Wareham
The District Council of Purbeck	Children's Corner, Mistover Road	The Parish Council of Wareham
The District Council of Purbeck	Playing field, Bestwall	The Parish Council of Wareham
The District Council of Purbeck	Recreation ground and pavilion, Worgret Road	The Parish Council of Wareham
The District Council of Purbeck	Caravan Site, North Causeway	The Parish Council of Wareham
The District Council of Purbeck	Car Park, Howards Lane	The Parish Council of Wareham
The District Council of Purbeck	Workmen's Institute, Mill Lane	The Parish Council of Wareham
The District Council of Purbeck	Small area adjoining Swanage Pier	The Town Council of Swanage
The District Council of Purbeck	Two greenhouses situated at the junction of Rabling Road and Victoria Avenue	The Town Council of Swanage
The District Council of Purbeck	4·72 acres of land and all buildings thereon being surplus railway property in town centre east of Northbrook Bridge	The Town Council of Swanage
The District Council of Shepway	Approximately 0·55 acres of land forming the southern portion of ‘Oaklands’ gardens bounded on the southerly side by allotment gardens at the rear of properties in Napier Gardens and on the easterly side by premises formerly used as a Civil Defence Training Centre	The Parish Council of Hythe
The District Council of Shepway	Wakefield Walk, South Road and Ladies Walk Recreation Grounds	The Parish Council of Hythe
The District Council of Shepway	The following pieces of land used as recreation grounds Piece known as “The Rype” bounded by Queens Road, Paine Avenue, Manor Road, Hamilton Road, and Skinner Road Piece bounded by part of a road leading from Ness Road to the junction of Dolphin Road and South Street, Dolphin Road and Mill Road Triangular piece bounded by Mill Road, Dolphin Road and a road leading from Dolphin Road to Mill Road Piece bounded by the said road leading from Dolphin Road to Mill Road, Dolphin Road and a property known as “Sycamores” Triangular piece bounded by Dolphin Road, Grisbrook Road and Manor Road Two triangular pieces bounded by Paine Avenue, Dolphin Road and Manor Road Two triangular pieces bounded by Skinner Road, Hamilton Road and Manor Road	The Parish Council of Lydd
The District Council of Shepway	The Memorial Gardens, Lydd	The Parish Council of Lydd
The District Council of Shepway	Approximately 0·135 acres of land situate on the easterly side of Manor Road together with the building erected thereon known as “The Pavilion”	The Parish Council of Lydd
The District Council of Shepway	Foreshores in the Parishes of Lydd and Broomhill extending from Stone End, Greatstone to a point near “Jury's” Gut Sluice in the Parish of Broomhill	The Parish Council of Lydd
The District Council of Shepway	9·893 acres of land bounded on the north by Station Road together with the Maude Memorial Hall	The Parish Council of New Romney
The District Council of Shepway	1·892 acres of land bounded by Ashford Road, Rolfe Lane and Fairfield Road, New Romney	The Parish Council of New Romney
The District Council of Shepway	2·86 acres of land commonly known as “St Martin's Field”	The Parish Council of New Romney
The District Council of Shepway	0·073 acres of land known as “the flagstaff land” together with the flagstaff and ornamental cannons thereon	The Parish Council of New Romney
The District Council of Shepway	1·67 acres of land on the southerly side of Marine Parade and Grand Parade, Littlestone-on-Sea lying between the sea wall and the public highway together with public conveniences, bathing chalets, shelter, ornamental fountain and beach huts erected thereon	The Parish Council of New Romney
The District Council of Shepway	The Assembly Rooms, New Romney, together with the Memorial Garden	The Parish Council of New Romney
The District Council of Vale of White Horse	The corporate fisheries within the meaning of the Abingdon Corporation Act 1951	The Town Council of Abingdon
The District Council of West Dorset	Langmoor Gardens	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	Lord Lister Gardens including the retaining structure on Marine Parade	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	George's Gardens, Monmouth Street	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	Green House, Coombe Street	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	Site of former Alice in Wonderland Cafe, Marine Parade	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	Land at Church Cliff leased from the Lyme Regis Parochial Church Council	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	Lepers Well Garden	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	The Beach Office on Marine Parade including huts and kiosks	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	Playing field, Anning Road	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	Information bureau, Marine Parade	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	The Guildhall, Church Street	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	Marine Theatre, Church Street	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	Recreation Supervisor's office on Monmouth Beach	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	Land at Monmouth Beach, including the bowling green, boat parks, beach huts and chalets	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	Woodmead Halls and adjoining land, Hill Road	The Parish Council of Lyme Regis
The District Council of West Dorset	Broadmead playing field	The Town Council of Bridport
The District Council of West Dorset	Court Orchard playing field	The Town Council of Bridport
The District Council of West Dorset	Plottingham playing field	The Town Council of Bridport
The District Council of West Dorset	Skilling playing field	The Town Council of Bridport
The District Council of West Dorset	Borough Gardens, South Street	The Town Council of Bridport
The District Council of West Dorset	St Mary's playing field	The Town Council of Bridport
The District Council of West Dorset	32, South Street	The Town Council of Bridport
The District Council of West Dorset	Town Hall, Bridport, together with the shop and two public conveniences underneath	The Town Council of Bridport
The District Council of West Dorset	The Terrace Playing Fields, Blackberry Lane (Quarr Lane) site	The Parish Council of Sherbourne
The District Council of West Dorset	Pageant Gardens	The Parish Council of Sherbourne
The District Council of West Dorset	Children's playgrounds at St Paul's Green, Castletown Way	The Parish Council of Sherbourne
The District Council of West Dorset	St Paul's Close/McCreery Road Garages, Culverhayes, Lenthay Close, Littlesfield	The Parish Council of Sherbourne
The District Council of West Dorset	The Digby Hall	The Parish Council of Sherbourne
The District Council of West Dorset	Westbury Hall	The Parish Council of Sherbourne
The District Council of West Oxfordshire	Recreation Ground, Worcester Road, Chipping Norton	The Parish Council of Chipping Norton
The District Council of West Oxfordshire	Pool Meadow, New Street, Chipping Norton	The Parish Council of Chipping Norton
The District Council of West Oxfordshire	Middle Row Garden, Middle Row, Chipping Norton	The Parish Council of Chipping Norton
The District Council of West Oxfordshire	Recreation Ground, New Road, Woodstock	The Parish Council of Woodstock
The District Council of West Wiltshire	Depot of the former Urban District Council, Frome Road, Bradford on Avon	The County Council of Wiltshire
The District Council of West Wiltshire	Depot of the former Urban District Council, Oldfield Road/Station Road, Westbury	The County Council of Wiltshire
The Parish Council of Beaconsfield	Holtspur Cemetery	The District Council of Beaconsfield
The Parish Council of Beaconsfield	Shepherds Lane Cemetery	The District Council of Beaconsfield
The Parish Council of Beccles	Beccles Cemetery	The District Council of Waveney
The Parish Council of Carnforth	Carnforth Cemetery, Kellet Road	The City Council of Lancaster
The Parish Council of Filey	Filey Lawn Cemetery together with one hut situate at the rear of Grange Avenue and Padbury Avenue	The Borough Council of Scarborough
The Parish Council of Filey	Public shelter at the junction of Station Avenue/Station Road	The Borough Council of Scarborough
The Parish Council of Filey	Four bus shelters at Scarborough Road and Bridlington Road	The Borough Council of Scarborough
The Parish Council of Filey	War Memorial and garden associated therewith situate in Murray Street, Filey	The Borough Council of Scarborough
The Town Council of Grange-over-Sands	Burial grounds (including cemeteries)	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Town Council of Grange-over-Sands	Town and village greens and common land	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Town Council of Grange-over-Sands	All bus and public shelters	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Town Council of Grange-over-Sands	The war memorial in Grange	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Town Council of Grange-over-Sands	Public clocks in the town	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Parish Council of Hythe	Horn Street burial ground	The District Council of Shepway
The Parish Council of Hythe	The burial ground adjacent to St Leonards Churchyard	The District Council of Shepway
The Parish Council of Hythe	The North Road burial ground	The District Council of Shepway
The Parish Council of Kendal	Burial grounds and cemeteries	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Parish Council of Kendal	Town greens and common land	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Parish Council of Kendal	Bus shelters	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Parish Council of Kendal	Public clocks	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Parish Council of Kendal	Cycle parks	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Parish Council of Kendal	Public shelters	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Parish Council of Lakes	The Cemetery, Grasmere	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Parish Council of Lakes	All town and village greens and common land	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Parish Council of Lakes	The public clock on the Mechanic's Institute, Ambleside	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Parish Council of Lydd	Mill Road burial ground	The District Council of Shepway
The Parish Council of New Romney	The cemetery and building thereon on the southerly side of Church Road	The District Council of Shepway
The Parish Council of New Romney	1·033 acres of land intended as an extension of the cemetery	The District Council of Shepway
The Parish Council of Okehampton	Market Street car park	The District Council of West Devon
The Parish Council of Okehampton	Mill Road Car Park	The District Council of West Devon
The Parish Councils of Preesall and Stalmine-with-Staynall	Cemetery at Cemetery Lane, Preesall	The Borough Council of Wyre
The Parish Council of Priddy	All property of the former Burrington Parish Council held under the Burial Acts	The Parish Council of Burrington
The Parish Council of Seaton	The public cemetery, Seaton	The District Council of East Devon
The Parish Council of Tenterden	Tenterden cemetery and closed church burial grounds	The Borough Council of Ashford
The Town Council of Ulverston	Ulverston cemetery	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Town Council of Ulverston	Bus and public shelters	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Town Council of Ulverston	The public clock on the Cumbrian Trustee Savings Bank, Union Street, Ulverston	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Parish Council of Whitby	The burial grounds, cemetery mortuary, sexton's house/cemetery office, green houses, outbuildings and mortuary chapel, all situate at Larpool Lane, Whitby	The Borough Council of Scarborough
The Parish Council of Whitby	13 bus and public shelters	The Borough Council of Scarborough
The Parish Council of Windermere	Cemeteries at Glebe Road, Windermere and Rayrigg Road, Bowness	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Parish Council of Windermere	All town and village greens and common land	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Parish Council of Windermere	All bus and public shelters including the bandstand at the Glebe, Bowness	The District Council of South Lakeland
The Anglian Water Authority	28, St Giles Street, Norwich	The City Council of Norwich
The Thames Water Authority	Three parcels of land adjoining the Cambridge railway line comprising 351·2 acres, 28 acres and 2·6 acres respectively	The Harlow New Town Development Corporation
The Thames Water Authority	The Netteswell balancing pond	The Harlow New Town Development Corporation
The Thames Water Authority	3·8 acres of land adjoining the Stort Navigation	The Harlow New Town Development Corporation
The Hampshire Police Authority	59, Clarendon Road, Christchurch	The County Council of Hampshire
The Hampshire Police Authority	241 Fairmile Road, Christchurch	The County Council of Hampshire
The Humberside Police Authority	The wireless mast and site at Hibaldstow	The Lincolnshire Police Authority
The West Yorkshire Police Authority	Police Cadet Training Centre, Buckden, Settle	The County Council of West Yorkshire

PART III

(1)	(2)	(3)
Transferor authority	Property	Transferee authority
The District Council of Alyn and Deeside	Community Centre, Chapel Street, Connah's Quay	The Town Council of Connah's Quay
The District Council of Alyn and Deeside	The site of a proposed Community Centre for the Broad Oak Estate, Connah's Quay, being the land comprised in a Conveyance dated 16th August 1973	The Town Council of Connah's Quay
The District Council of Carmarthen	Cawdor Hall, Newcastle Emlyn	The Community Council of Newcastle Emlyn
The Borough Council of Neath	42, Brynmair Road, Godreaman	The Borough Council of Cynon Valley
The Borough Council of Neath	Approximately 1·48 acres of allotments land at Ynysmaerdy Road, Briton Ferry	The Community Council of Neath
The Borough Council of Neath	Approximately 0·58 acres of allotments land adjoining Old Road, Neath	The Community Council of Neath
The Welsh National Water Development Authority	So much of the Elan Aqueduct as is outside the area of the Authority as defined in section 2(2)(b) of the Water Act 1973	The Severn-Trent Water Authority

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order makes further provision incidental, consequential, transitional and supplementary to the Local Government Act 1972 and the Water Act 1973 relating to—

(a) the amendment, repeal or revocation of certain public general and other Acts and instruments;

(b) the abolition of one joint board;

(c) the charter of the University College of Wales;

(d) the transfer of certain property, etc.;

(e) the transfer of certain officers;

(f) the operation of section 121 of the Act of 1972 in relation to certain compulsory purchase orders; and

(g) discharges of water and sewage by the Thames Water Authority.

(1)

6 Will. 4 c. lxx.

(2)

(1965 III, p. 4760).

(3)

(1974 II, p. 3637).

(4)

(1974 I. p. 1709).

(5)

(1973 III, p. 6401).

(6)

(1974 I, p. 1276).

(7)

(1973 III, p. 6452).

(8)

(1974 I, p. 1264).

(9)

(1974 I, p. 1690).