The Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (West Midlands) Order 1988

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers property, rights and liabilities formerly vested in the West Midlands County Council to the councils of districts in that county and to the West Midlands Police Authority. The transfers effected are in addition to those effected on 22nd July 1987 by S.I. 1987/1077.

Article 2 and Schedule 1 transfer to the appropriate district councils property situated in Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell and Wolverhampton; and transfer a site to the West Midlands Police Authority.

Article 3 transfers property in certain districts which was held by the County Council immediately before its abolition for the purposes of its highways functions to the council of the district in which the property is situated. Schedule 2 makes exceptions to this transfer.

Article 4 makes provision for the transfer of the rights and liabilities associated with property transferred by articles 2 and 3.

Article 5 transfers rights and liabilities arising in relation to the undertakings by the County Council to pay grants identified in Schedule 3 to the councils of the districts in the county jointly and severally. Article 6 makes provision for future appointments to the West Midlands Arts Trust to be made by those councils jointly.