http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/10/section/9Local Government Act 1986An Act to require rating authorities to set a rate on or before 1st April; to prohibit political publicity and otherwise restrain local authority publicity; to require the mortgagor’s consent and make other provision in connection with the disposal of local authority mortgages; to amend the law as to the effect of retirement and re-election of, and the allowances payable to, members of certain authorities; and for connected purposes.1986-03-26texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-02-26Expert Participation2023-12-26
Part III
Transfer of Local Authority Mortgages Interpretation and application of Part III.91In this Part—a“local authority” means—a county, district or London borough council,the Common Council of the City of London,a police and crime commissioner,the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a joint authority established by Part IV of the Local Government Act 1985,a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, a fire and rescue authority created by an order under section 4A of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, the London Fire Commissioner, the Council of the Isles of Scilly, orany other authority prescribed for the purposes of this Part by regulations made by the Secretary of State,and includes any authority, board or committee which discharges functions which would otherwise fall to be discharged by two or more such authorities,breferences to a local authority’s interest as mortgagee of land include any interest of the authority in the land or in the debt secured, andcreferences to the disposal of such an interest are to any transfer of the interest otherwise than by operation of law;and for the purposes of this Part the disposal of an interest in registered land shall be taken to occur when the transfer is made and not when it is registered.2Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.3At the end of Schedule 13 to the Local Government Act 1985 (provisions with respect to residuary bodies) add—25A residuary body shall be treated as a local authority for the purposes of Part III of the Local Government Act 1986 (transfer of local authority mortgages)..S. 9 extended (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 39, 66(2)(b), Sch. 13 para. 20(m) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2))S. 9(1)(a) extended by S.I. 1987/2110, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 8(q)S. 9(1)(a) amended by S.I. 1989/1815, art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 6(e)Words in s. 9(1)(a) repealed (1.4.2002) by 2001 c. 16, ss. 128(1), 137, Sch. 6 Pt. 2 para. 42, Sch. 7 Pt. 5(1); S.I. 2002/344, art. 3(m)Words repealed by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237(2), Sch. 13 Pt. I1985 c. 51. 1985 c. 51. Pt. III (ss. 7-9) power to apply conferred (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 50, s. 44(1), Sch. 4 para. (g)(ii); S.I. 1997/1930, art. 3(m)Words in s. 9(1)(a) inserted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 148(6), Sch. 6 para. 71(3); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2(c)Words in s. 9(1)(a) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 174; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2 para. 51)Words in s. 9(1)(a) inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 3.4.2017 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 1 para. 53; S.I. 2017/399, reg. 2, Sch. para. 38Words in s. 9(1)(a) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.4.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 2 para. 78; S.I. 2018/227, reg. 4(c)Words in s. 9(1)(a) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(c), Sch. 4 para. 89 (with s. 247)