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Localism Act 2011

Localism Act 2011

2011 CHAPTER 20

Commentary

Part 1: Local Government

Chapter 4: Transfer and delegation of functions to certain authorities
Section 17: Transfer schemes

51.Subsection (1) allows the Secretary of State to make a scheme for the transfer of property, rights or liabilities to a permitted authority from a body or person from whom a relevant local public function has been transferred through an order under section 15. Subsections (2) allows a Minister to make a scheme for the transfer from the Crown to a permitted authority of property, rights or liabilities as a consequence of a delegation, or variation of a delegation, to a permitted authority under section 16. A Minister of the Crown may also make a scheme for the transfer of property, rights or liabilities from a permitted authority to the Crown as a consequence of variation or revocation of a delegation under section 16.

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