1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Merseyside Residuary Body (Winding Up) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 30th January 1990.
(2) In this Order—
“the 1980 Act” means the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980(1);
“the 1985 Act” means the Local Government Act 1985;
“the abolished council” means the former Merseyside County Council;
“the county” means the county of Merseyside;
“expenditure” in relation to Liverpool or Wirral includes administrative expenses properly incurred by them;
“the local council” means the council of a district in the county and in relation to property means the council of the district in which the property is situated;
“property”, except in article 11, does not include cash or the balance of any fund or account;
“the Residuary Body” means the Merseyside Residuary Body;
“Liverpool” means the council of the City of Liverpool;
“Wirral” means the council of the metropolitan borough of Wirral; and
“the transfer date” means 31st January 1990.
(3) For the purposes of any provision of this Order, other than article 5, which requires the payment or recovery of sums in the appropriate proportions,
(a)the appropriate proportion in relation to any council is the proportion equal to the proportion which the population of the area of that council bears to the population of the county; and
(b)the population of an area shall be taken to be the number estimated by the Registrar General and certified by him to the Secretary of State by reference to the 30th June which falls 21 months before the beginning of the financial year in which the payment falls to be made or the sum recovered, as the case may be.