The Local Government Reorganisation (Property)(West Midlands) Order 1990

Statutory Instruments

1990 No. 1954

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Government Reorganisation (Property)(West Midlands) Order 1990

Made

26th September 1990

Laid before Parliament

4th October 1990

Coming into force

25th October 1990

Whereas the West Midlands Residuary Body, acting pursuant to section 67(2) of the Local Government Act 1985(1) has submitted proposals to the Secretary of State for the transfer of certain property, rights and liabilities to local authorities, and he has decided to give effect to those proposals;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 67(3) of that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Property)(West Midlands) Order 1990, and shall come into force on 25th October 1990.

Transfer of property

2.  All interests of the West Midlands Residuary Body in the land described in Column 1 of the Schedule to this Order shall vest in the local authority specified in Column 2.

Rights and liabilities

3.  All rights and liabilities of the West Midlands Residuary Body in relation to the land transferred by article 2, and all records relating exclusively to such land, shall vest in the local authority to which it is so transferred.

Chris Patten

Secretary of State for the Environment

26thSeptember 1990

Article 2

SCHEDULE LAND TRANSFERRED TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES

(1)	(2)
In the metropolitan district of Dudley
Approximately 125 square yards of land on the south west corner of Chapel Street and High Street, Pensnett consisting of the sites of 2 Chapel Street and 158 and 160 High Street.	The council of the metropolitan district of Dudley
Parcel of land situated at The Leys, Bryce Road, to the north west of the Stourbridge canal, registered at Her Majesty’s Land Registry under Title number WM27488.	The council of the metropolitan district of Dudley
Parcel of land situated at the Leys, Bryce Road, to the north west of the Stourbridge canal, registered at Her Majesty’s Land Registry under Title number WM262561.	The council of the metropolitan district of Dudley
In the metropolitan district of Sandwell
Approximately 70 square yards of land at the junction of Dudley Port and Sedgeley Road East, Tipton, being the site of 225 Dudley Port.	The council of the metropolitan district of Sandwell
Approximately 2,100 square yards of land on the east side of Wilderness Lane, West Bromwich.	The council of the metropolitan district of Sandwell
Approximately 1 acre on the north and south sides of the eastern extemity of Oldfields, Cradley Heath, being 18 industrial units known as Spinners End Industrial Estate.	The council of the metropolitan district of Sandwell
Approximately 1,01 acres on the north side of Swan Lane, West Bromwich, being 13 industrial units known as Swan Village Industrial Estate.	The council of the metropolitan district of Sandwell
In the metropolitan distrist of Walsall
Approximately 13.11 acres of land on the north side of Barns Lane, Rushall with access adjoining 176 Barns Lane, being the former Barns Lane Sewage Works.	The council of the metropolitan district of Walsall
In the metropolitan district of Wolverhampton
Houses at 24 and 27 South Street.	The council of the metropolitan district of Wolverhampton
Approximately 1,819 square yards of land on the south east side of Broad Street, being the residue of the site of Tudor House, 44 and garage premises, Broad Street, 11 and 17 Fryer Street and the Labour Exchange building, Long Street.	The council of the metropolitan district of Wolverhampton
Approximately 1,245 square yards of land on the north east side of Raby Street, adjacent to St George’s and with a frontage to the pedestrianised part of Cleveland Road.	The council of the metropolitan
In the district of Lichfield
Approximately 0.603 acres on the north side of the junction of London Road and Slade Road, Canwell, containing the building known as Quinney Hall.	The council of the parish of Hints
Approximately 1.51 acres of land on the south side of Slade Road, Canwell, being a playing field adjoining the eastern boundary of the former Philip Foster Church of England Primary School.	The council of the parish of Hints
Approximately 0.514 acres of land on the west side of Weeford Lane, Weeford, containing the building known as Weeford Village Hall.	The council of the parish of Weeford
Approximately 1.761 acres of land on the west side of Weeford Lane, Weeford, being the former St Mary’s Church of England Primary School and playing field.	The council of the county of Staffordshire

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 councils of districts in that county, to certain parish councils and to the council of the county of Staffordshire. The transfers made are in addition to those effected by S.I. 1987/1077, 1988/783 and 1989/1399.

(1)

1985 c. 51.