Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order transfers to the London Residuary Body (“L.R.B.”) the functions of the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) in relation to the Horniman and Geffrye Museums. The transfer takes effect on 1st April 1990, the date on which ILEA is abolished by section 162 of the Education Reform Act 1988 and those Museums transfer to the L.R.B. under section 180 of that Act.
The functions, which were transferred to ILEA on the abolition of the Greater London Council on 1st April 1986, are concerned with the management and use of the Horniman Museum, including Horniman Park, the management, maintenance and use of the Geffrye Museum, and the acquisition of land and exhibits for that Museum.