Section 216: Transfers of property, rights and liabilities

Localism Act 2011 · 2011 c. 20View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 8: London — CHAPTER 2: Mayoral development corporations

The Mayor may at any time make a scheme (a "transfer scheme") transferring to a permitted recipient, upon such terms as the Mayor considers appropriate, any property, rights or liabilities which are for the time being vested in an MDC.

A transfer scheme may provide for a transfer to a person within paragraph (d), (e) or (f) of the definition of "permitted recipient" in subsection (4) only if the person consents.

The Mayor must publish a transfer scheme as soon after it is made as is reasonably practicable.

In this section—

  • "company" means—

    (a)a company within the meaning given by section 1(1) of the Companies Act 2006, or

    (b)a registered society within the meaning of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 or a society registered or deemed to be registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969;

  • "functional body" has the meaning given by section 424(1) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;

  • "permitted recipient" means—

    (a)the Greater London Authority,

    (b)a functional body other than the MDC concerned,

    (c)a company that is a subsidiary of the Greater London Authority,

    (d)a London borough council,

    (e)the Common Council of the City of London, or

    (f)any other person;

  • "subsidiary" has the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006.

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